LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK — Movement Mortgage, a top 10 national retail mortgage lender, is pleased to announce its expansion to Long Island with a new licensed branch office in Huntington.

The new branch will allow Movement to better serve its borrowers and real estate professionals in Nassau, Suffolk and surrounding communities. While Movement has been lending in New York for years, this is the first licensed office on Long Island.

"We are so excited to be part of the Long Island community," Movement's New York Market Leader Anthony Nigrelli says. "Long Island is an important market for us and we have an amazing team ready to serve homebuyers and real estate professionals."

The Long Island branch is led by branch manager Quentin Hardy, a New York and Long Island mortgage veteran, who specializes in home purchase and renovation financing. He has more than 15 years of New York lending experience and is recognized as one of the area's top mortgage producers.

"I love this community and helping homeowners navigate the mortgage financing process," Hardy says. "Movement Mortgage is going to serve Long Island unlike any other lender, with our commitment to the best mortgage process in the country and a company culture that values people and communities more than anything else."

Movement Mortgage offers a comprehensive suite of mortgage products on Long Island, including conventional financing, renovation loans, first-time homebuyer programs, VA lending and many other products and programs. On average, 80 percent of Movement's loans on Long Island are cleared to close in just eight business days.

The new branch is located at 160 E. Main St., Front House, in Huntington, New York. The office can be reached at (631) 315-6742 or https://movement.com/lo/quentin-hardy/.

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About Movement Mortgage

Movement Mortgage exists to love and value people by leading a Movement of Change in its industry, corporate culture and communities. Movement funded approximately $13 billion in residential mortgages in 2017 and is the seventh-largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S. Movement is best known for its innovative mortgage process and referable experience, which begins with Upfront Underwriting and a seven-day loan processing goal. The company employs more than 4,000 people, has more than 750 branches in the U.S. and is licensed in 49 states. Its nonprofit organization, the Movement Foundation, has reinvested more than $37 million in communities to date. For more information, visit www.movement.com.