Strong third quarter shows Movement's growing influence in FHA lending

Movement Mortgage, a top 10 national retail mortgage lender, in the third quarter maintained its top-10 ranking among lenders offering mortgages that encourage homeownership for military veterans, first-time buyers and low- to moderate-income families.

For the months spanning July to September, Movement ranked No. 7 nationwide of all lenders offering loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration with a purchase volume of $862 million, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. That's a more than 4 percent increase from the second quarter when Movement ranked No. 8 among lenders offering FHA loans.

The company also ranked No. 7 among national lenders offering purchase loans guaranteed through the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the VA.

Overall, Movement ranks No. 8 among all national purchase mortgage lenders with $7.5 billion in purchase volume across 33,237 units. Movement has top five market share in the following markets:

Movement has top five market share in the following markets:

• Asheville, North Carolina
• Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
• Burlington, North Carolina
• Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina
• Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, North Carolina-South Carolina
• Charlottesville, Virginia
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Danville, Virginia
• Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• El Paso, Texas
• Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Florence, South Carolina
• Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Goldsboro, North Carolina
• Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina.
• Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina
• Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Jacksonville, North Carolina
• Knoxville, Tennessee
• Monroe, Louisiana
• New Bern, North Carolina
• New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana
• North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
• Outer Banks, North Carolina
• Parkersburg, West Virginia
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Richmond, Virginia
• Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia
• Salisbury, Delaware
• Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia-North Carolina
• Wilmington, North Carolina
• York-Hanover, Pennsylvania

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