The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators is compiled through a self-nomination process based on residential loans closed during the previous calendar year. Nominations for the award open in January 1, 2024 and close February 29, 2024. Mortgage originators are encouraged to nominate themselves and any deserving colleagues. To be eligible, nominees are required to submit their personal number of closed mortgages to be ranked against other nominees.

Nominations may be disqualified or modified where third-party validation is not available or consistent. In instances where there is a tie based on number of mortgages closed, higher rank is given to originators with greater sales volume. Ethnic background is confirmed through self-attestation.

Requirements

To be eligible for the 2024 Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award, the following criteria must be met:

1. Nominee's ethnic background must be 25% Hispanic or Latino origin
2. Nominee must be a practicing mortgage originator
3. Data must be reflective of the individual's or team's transactions for the 2023 calendar year
4. NAHREP will only consider residential mortgage data for the award
5. Nominee’s name must be attached to the “Uniform Residential Loan Application” (1003) as the originator on record for each loan to qualify towards the number of closed mortgages
6. Branch managers are eligible for the award so long as all requirements are met

DEFINITION OF A TEAM

Teams are described as a group of mortgage professionals who work as one entity. Only transactions where the team leader is listed as the originating loan professional per URLA will count toward the team's total.

DEFINITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL

An individual is defined as a mortgage professional who closes transactions under their name per URLA. Please note that if a mortgage professional considers themselves as part of a team, yet closes their transactions in their own name they are eligible to submit themselves as an individual mortgage originator.

The NAHREP Top 250 Award and applicant list are the property of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. The NAHREP Top 250 Award applicant list is compiled solely from applications submitted to NAHREP directly from candidates and/or their colleagues. NAHREP makes a best effort verification of the accuracy of each application, but does not impliedly or actually guarantee the verification nor its results. NAHREP relies on the veracity and accuracy of the representations and information stated in the application. NAHREP reserves the right to accept or reject any application at its sole discretion. The NAHREP Top 250 List is for informational purposes only. NAHREP is exempt from liability for loss, damage and injury due directly or indirectly from its best effort verification, the NAHREP Top 250 List, or any other occurrence arising out of the NAHREP Top 250 Award as it relates to this application. Applications to the award acknowledge and agree to hold NAHREP harmless for any claims, actions, damages, costs or fees, including attorney's fees and costs, arising out of their representations and/or information that they have provided in the NAHREP Top 250 application.