Mark Gorman is the founder of Gorman & Gorman Home Loans.  As Chairman of Mortgage Banking and President of St. Louis Bank, Mark runs the day-to-day operations of the company.  His extensive experience in secondary marketing helps the firm provide an industry-leading selection of loan products. 

In the 2007 St. Louis Business Journal Book of Lists, Gorman & Gorman Home Loans was acknowledged as the 12th Largest Mortgage Lender in the St. Louis area.  Mark has built a stellar reputation in the mortgage industry for both himself and his company by holding the Mortgage Bankers Association of St. Louis “code of ethics” and premier customer service at the core of his business.   

Mark’s previous work experience includes serving as a vice president of United Postal Savings Association and also as a vice president of Mercantile Mortgage.   He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Business and has been a licensed real estate broker in the state of Missouri since 1993.  As the Broker/Owner of Essential Real Estate, Mark is a real estate investor which helps him keep a strong pulse on market trends affecting the industry.   He is also certified by the Missouri Real Estate Commission as a continuing education instructor.

Mark was elected to the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of St. Louis in 1997 and served as President in 2002.   He was elected to the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Missouri in 2002 and was the 2007 President.  Mark has also served as the President of the Entrepreneurs Organization of St. Louis and is the recipient of the organization’s 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year award.  

Mark has been the recipient of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “Forty Under Forty” community leadership award as well being recognized with the “Corporate Achievers Leadership Award” given by the Multiple Sclerosis Society.   He instituted the Community Partnership program of Gorman & Gorman Home Loans which helps raise funds for community improvement entities. In 2011, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Mark Gorman to the Residential Mortgage Board.

Mark is also one of the top loan originators at Gorman & Gorman Home Loans.  Being in the field keeps him up-to-date on the ever-changing mortgage and real estate markets.   Learn more about his origination team.  

Since Mark founded Gorman & Gorman Home Loans in 1994, the company has originated more than $2 billion in home loans.   In July of 2010, the company merged with F&M Bank and Trust Company.  Mark became the Chairman of Gorman & Gorman Home Loans, a divsion of F&M Bank and Trust.   Learn more about  the merge of Gorman & Gorman Home Loans and F&M Bank and Trust Company

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