by REILEY BONISLAWSKI

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released their top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award for 2016, and nine Houston-area lenders were honored.

Some of the lenders appear within the top 100 Latino Mortgage Originators from non-depository lenders as well.

The nominees were selected for the number of mortgages they closed the previous year.

The nine lenders awarded as mortgage originators are:

  • Franky Bonilla, Churchill Mortgage, Houston (244 mortgages closed)
  • Armando SanMiguel, Ameris Bank, Franklin (238 mortgages closed)
  • Adriana Holcomb, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Austin (129 mortgages closed)
  • Jose A. Gonzalez, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, San Antonio (124 mortgages closed)
  • Rene Alvarez, Highland Loan Source, Houston (122 mortgages closed)
  • Ana Kennedy, BBVA Compass, San Antonio (107 mortgages closed)
  • Jennifer Gill, Regions Mortgage, San Antonio (97 mortgages closed)
  • Michael A. Cantu, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, San Antonio (91 mortgages closed)
  • Daniel Jara, HomeStart Capital, Bellaire (81 mortgages closed)

The two lenders also recognized as non-depository lenders are:

  • Franky Bonilla, Churchill Mortgage, Houston (244 mortgages closed)
  • Daniel Jara, HomeStart Capital, Bellaire (81 mortgages closed)