Mortgage Blog - First Foundation
First Foundation is Now Hiring!
July 19, 2010 by Dania Spillett
Opportunity Description
Position: Licensed Mortgage Associate
Start Date: August – September, 2010 (Flexible)
Position Duration: Full-Time Permanent
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9–5
Position Structure: Employee
Compensation: Salary Plus Commission and Bonuses
Expected Earnings: $60,000—$120,000 based on performance
Opportunity Summary
First Foundation Residential Mortgages, a leading independent mortgage brokerage based in Edmonton, Alberta, is seeking a great person to join our team.
Specifically, we are hiring one person to join our rapidly growing company in the position of a “Licensed Mortgage Associate”.
As a Licensed Mortgage Associate you will be involved in one of the most exciting times in our ...
Read more »It's a Great Time to be an Engineer in Alberta!
July 9, 2010 by First Foundation
With the average hourly salary above the national average and an unemployment rate lower than in most sectors, Engineering is a profession, along with a handful of others, with which most lenders feel very comfortable. These days there’s no better province than Alberta to be employed in so that goes double for Edmonton and Calgary Engineers.
Based on this profession’s solid reputation, First Foundation Residential Mortgages is launching a specialized program for Alberta Engineers and Engineering graduates. This exciting new program will provide Engineers in our province with an opportunity to have a Home Equity Line of Credit ...
Read more »We Are Now Offering Home and Auto Insurance!
July 7, 2010 by Dania Spillett
We’re excited to offer a variety of services in Edmonton, Calgary and throughout Alberta to satisfy your financial needs. As a result we have recently partnered with Marsh’s Private Client Services, a world leading insurance company, in order to provide a excellent and well priced home insurance and auto insurance. As a valued current or potential customer, we want to see that you fully protected by personal insurance, but not without paying more than you need. Our new insurance program provides access to discounted insurance rates while Marsh delivers added value through excellent customer services, benefits and other ...
Read more »Top 5 - WAIT, 6 Reasons to Get a Mortgage with First Foundation
July 1, 2010 by First Foundation
1) You save because we are 100% independent! We are not aligned with one particular mortgage lender or bank and more choice means a better mortgage! We have dozens of lenders to choose from and they only pay us if we are successful in helping you.
2) Finalist for the Canadian Mortgage Professional’s TOP Service Award in Canada in 2008, First Foundation’s Mortgage Associate Lisa Perrot was nominated for CMP‘s Best Newcomer in 2009 and we were nominated for CMP‘s Best Web Presence also in 2009 – our service speaks for itself!
3) Superior Experience and Efficiency ...
Read more »Words From a Happy Customer
June 22, 2010 by Gordon McCallum
We’re very fortunate to be doing what we do. We have the opportunity, as Mortgage Brokers, to meet so many neat people and to work with them in two very important parts of their lives – home ownership and their personal finances.
From time to time our clients will share their thoughts and feelings with us and give us permission to share it as a testimonial. After all, word of mouth is the best form of marketing – and we are a business after all, so we do need to toot our own horns from time to time.
This is the ...
Read more »A Mortgage Refinancing Success Story
May 21, 2010 by Dania Spillett
We love to hear from our clients about what we did right or what we can improve upon!
Dear Gord and Team at First Foundation,
I wanted to take a moment to send my gratitude for the service I received from First Foundation. I was in need of refinancing my home. We were coming to the end of our 5 year term, and looking at options.
After filling out a brief form on the website, I was contacted shortly after, by Lisa Perrot. Lisa and I discussed what I was looking for, and based on our conversation, presented me with ...
Read more »Edmonton Mortgage Experts Video
May 21, 2010 by Gordon McCallum
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a live webcast as a panel guest of Walter Schwabe’s from Fusedlogic.tv at Edmonton’s Golden Rice Bowl Restaurant.
Other guests on the panel included Sheila Hawkins from our firm, Stephen Lau, a local Realtor, and Kelly from CMHC. We had a chance to discuss all kinds of topics, including the current real estate and mortgage markets in Edmonton, mortgage fraud, tips for first-time homebuyers, and more!
Enjoy!
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Finalists for Canadian Mortgage Awards 2010
March 16, 2010 by Gordon McCallum
We’re pleased to announce that First Foundation is a finalist in two different categories at this year’s Canadian Mortgage Awards in Toronto.
We’ve been fortunate enough to be finalists for “Best Internet Presence” and Lisa Perrot, on of our Licensed Mortgage Associates, is a finalist for “Best Newcomer”.
Your support is what got us to this point, so we’re extremely grateful for the nominations and feedback that were submitted to Canadian Mortgage Professional Magazine who do such a great job putting on the event.
Your support could also really help us out because this year CMP ...
Read more »Canadian Mortgage Awards 2010 Finalists!
February 12, 2010 by Gordon McCallum
We’re very honoured and humbled to once again be finalists for the CMP Magazine Canadian Mortgage Awards 2010.
First Foundation is a finalist for “Top Internet Presence” and Lisa Perrot, one of our outstanding Mortgage Associates is a finalist for “Best Newcomer”. We’re very proud of her!
Last year we had the pleasure of being finalists for the “Best Customer Service” award presented by Merix Financial. While we didn’t win, we certainly enjoyed ourselves and were honoured to be amongst so many other great brokers.
Congratulations to all the other finalists this year and we look forward ...
Read more »Canadian Mortgage Awards 2010 - Call for Nominations!
January 10, 2010 by Gordon McCallum
In 2009 First Foundation was privileged to have been selected as a finalist in the Canadian Mortgage Awards for “Best Customer Service from an Individual Office.” We didn’t win, so we need your help to get back to Toronto this year and try again!
Canadian Mortgage Professional Magazine publishes the Mortgage Broker News as well as Canadian Realestate and they’ve been big supporters of ours and our industry.
We’re asking for your help! If you’ve worked with us in the past year and consider us worthy of a nomination, please visit the CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards ...
Read more »I look HOT in tights!
December 20, 2009 by Gordon McCallum
Merry Christmas! We hope you and your family have had a great year. At First Foundation we’ve got lots to be thankful for, so here’s a quick list in no particular order:
1. You! Our customers, for making 2009 our best year yet!
2. Our families, for putting up with us.
3. Mark Carney, the chairman of the Bank of Canada, for keeping interest rates low.
4. The Feds for mandating somewhat more reasonable lending policies.
5. Good honest hard working Albertans who take care of their credit – making it much easier to get them approved.
6. Our ...
Mortgage Testimonials
November 25, 2009 by Gordon McCallum
We’re very fortunate to have worked with some outstanding people over the past seven years of offering mortgage brokerage services here in Alberta.
Oftentimes these people are kind enough to send us a thank you email or card to express their gratitude for the service we provide. These are truly cherished and give us a lasting sense of accomplishment, long after we’ve spent the commission cheques.
This business can eat you up and spit you out at times because it’s very competitive, very intense, very time-sensitive and we’re dealing with large sums of other people’s ...
Read more »First Foundation Welcomes a New Team Member!
November 17, 2009 by Shayla Damery
First Foundation would like to extend a warm welcome to the most recent addition to our team – our new Business Development Manager, Lisa Keddy.
Lisa is originally from rural Nova Scotia. She has a background in public and private sector management, and more recently the financial services industry, which she’s been involved in since 1999.
Lisa’s focus at First Foundation will be creating and maintaining referral relationships with Edmonton’s professional community.
Welcome, Lisa!
Read more »Happy Canada Day!
July 1, 2009 by Gordon McCallum
We here at First Foundation would like to wish all of our customers, friends and family a very Happy Canada Day!
We’re proud to be a strong Canadian mortgage brokerage and happy to serve Canadians and newcomers to Canada.
Also, please note that First Foundation will remain open on Thursday July 1st from 9–5pm but will be closed on Friday July 2nd.
Enjoy your holiday!
First Foundation Has a New Look!
April 16, 2009 by Shayla Damery
As you may have noticed, First Foundation’s website just got a makeover! This new design has been months in the making, and we think the new site is a great improvement over what we had previously.
The site should now be easier to navigate, thanks to the tabs at the top of the page, as well as the big blue buttons mid-page for Pre-Approval, Mortgage Refinance, and Mortgage Application. The changing pictures are actually links, as well, so feel free to click around and explore!
While we think our new website design is a great improvement, we are always ...
Read more »First Foundation and Gordon McCallum - A Profile
February 27, 2009 by Shayla Damery
Back in November 2008, Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine did a profile on our very own Broker/Owner Gordon McCallum. We thought it would be neat to share with you some of the highlights of the profile to shed some light on how First Foundation got its start.
Gord had attempted opening a couple other small businesses, but they just didn’t take off, so he asked a Realtor friend if he had any ideas. That’s when Gord initially thought about opening a mortgage brokerage. Although at the time he hadn’t heard the term before, after some explanation from ...
Read more »Canada Revenue Agency Mail Scam Alert
October 10, 2008 by Shayla Damery
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released an announcement recently, warning Canadians that fraudulent letters have been sent out. The letters ask for personal information to update the recipient's account with the CRA in order to redeem any tax claims that may be outstanding. The CRA has advised that this letter was not sent by the agency, but rather a third party attempting to obtain personal information from Canadians.
First Foundation takes the safety of our customers and their personal information very seriously, and sharing this CRA announcement with you is another way First Foundation is working to protect and ...
Read more »Thank You So Much!
July 7, 2008 by Gordon McCallum
Thank You For Making Me a Top 50 Broker in Canada!
I’m deeply honoured and humbled to have been recently named to CMP Magazine’s Top 50 Broker list in Canada (PDF). Needless to say it was a surprise to be on the list – let alone as high as #16. I’m thankful to all of our customers who have chosen us to arrange their mortgages for them and to our lending partners, who make it easy for us to compete with the big banks. Not only that, I’m really grateful to my staff who do a wonderful ...
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