Articles from Gateway First Bank

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that eight of its team members have been named Top Women Originators by Scotsman Guide. This award is based on 2024 mortgage production.

Gateway First Bank announced today that Kyle Hubbard, president of the bank’s banking division, has been named chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2025. Hubbard will also join the bank’s board of directors.

Eden Village Tulsa and the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition (ONAC) were awarded $1.285MM and $1.050MM, respectively, for their projects through FHLBank Topeka’s 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) with Gateway serving as the FHLB Member Bank. This year, $31.3 million in AHP grants were made in partnership with FHLBank Topeka’s member financial institutions. A total of 26 projects in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma will give 1,699 very low-, low-, and moderate-income households a place to call home.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, has appointed Jeff Schmidt as President of Mortgage Banking. In this role, Jeff serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for Gateway’s mortgage activities across all spectrums, including retail, correspondent, operations, secondary, and servicing.

Gateway First Bank is pleased to announce a new multi-year partnership with the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The comprehensive partnership will include an integrated marketing presence throughout the year, allowing Gateway First Bank to engage with and support the students, coaches, families, and devoted fans of OSSAA member schools.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, is proud to announce the promotion of Robin Jenkins to Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management within Gateway’s commercial banking team. With an impressive track record of success and leadership, Robin will continue to drive growth and lead strategic initiatives for Gateway from the Oklahoma City retail banking office.

Beginning in 2024 and extending through the next eight years, Gateway First Bank is the new title sponsor of the Turnpike Classic, the longstanding football series between Oklahoma State and Tulsa.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, has long been a leading provider of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Home Loans to America’s Active-Duty military personnel, honorably discharged Veterans, surviving spouses, Reservists, and National Guard. As a part of the company's commitment to our armed forces, Gateway is launching a new Military Mortgage Advisor certification on National Flag Day.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce 14 of its team members have been named Top Women Originators by Scotsman Guide. This award is based on 2023 mortgage production.

Gateway First Bank has appointed Jonathan Wallace as Chief Financial Officer. Jonathan brings an expansive financial services background with over 24 years of experience and has served in several financial functions spanning multiple companies.

The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) has officially certified the Personal Checking Account offered to customers by Gateway First Bank as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards (2023 - 2024). The national safe account Standards designate 25 features for safe and affordable consumer transaction accounts that ensure low cost, high functionality, and consumer safety. The Standards were co-created by consumer advocates, leading national nonprofit organizations, civic leaders, and other financial institutions.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that 32 team members have been named Top Originators by the Scotsman Guide. The list is the industry's most comprehensive and verified ranking of the nation's top-producing residential mortgage brokers, originators, loan officers, and bankers.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, recently expanded Gateway Private Wealth services through a relationship with LPL Financial, a wealth management firm. Led by Managing Director Josh Randolph, services provided will include financial planning, estate, legacy, and philanthropic planning, investment management, and tax planning.

Each year, The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) recognizes three Texas loan officers who helped the most families purchase a home through the TSAHC program. This year, two Gateway Loan Originators (LO), Josh Allyn and Jake West, were presented with the Top Producing LO award for 2023 volume.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, has announced that Brett Myers has joined Gateway’s banking team as the Tulsa Market President. In this role, he will oversee all retail and commercial banking activities, including large lending, small business, treasure Management, and wealth management.

Gateway Mortgage is a proud and intentional supporter of Folds of Honor. Since 2017, a portion of every new home loan underwritten by Gateway has been donated to Folds of Honor to help fund academic scholarships. Gateway recently celebrated donating $53,000 in 2023--bringing the overall running total donated to over $753,000. In addition, several of Gateway's mortgage loan originators also make additional matching contributions to Folds of Honor, and Gateway has encouraged several pro golfers and organizations to make donations.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, was ranked third among the top lenders of 2023 by the Texas Veterans Land Board (TVLB). These annual awards recognize the dedication and hard work of the top five lenders throughout the state.

Gateway First Bank opened a new Bartlesville downtown banking center today. Gateway acquired the Bartlesville retail banking franchise at 422 Dewey Avenue from Regent Bank. Most retail banking and a number of loan accounts were transferred from Regent to Gateway over the weekend.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, announced the promotion of Mark Revard to Division Executive Vice President/National Production Manager today. As a seasoned mortgage executive of over 30 years, Revard joined Gateway to build the Oklahoma market and has held a variety of sales leadership roles over the past 10 years.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, announced the opening of three new mortgage centers in the first six months of 2023. The new mortgage centers are in Maryville, TN; Springdale, AR; and Cape Girardeau, MO. Gateway has more than 115 mortgage centers across the United States and is licensed in 43 states.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that 18 of Gateway’s mortgage loan originators were named in Mortgage Executive Magazine’s list recognizing the Top 1% Mortgage Originators in 2022. To achieve this recognition, each loan originator had to produce at least $30 million dollars in annual home loan value.

Gateway First Bank has claimed the number one spot of the 20 top-performing banks with $2B to $10B in assets by American Banker, the leading publication relating to banking. The annual ranking looks at how larger community banks are performing based on several key metrics.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that it has been named to the Top 50 Mortgage Companies in America 2022 as published by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Gateway is ranked 27th based on total yearly mortgage volume.

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Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to be named among Top Mortgage Lenders by Scotsman Guide. For production volume in 2022, Gateway placed 22nd for Top FHA lending and 28th for Top VA lending. In correspondent lending, Gateway ranked 15th in production.

Gateway First Bank plans to expand its footprint in the Bartlesville, OK, community by acquiring a banking center at 422 Dewey Avenue in downtown Bartlesville. The location is currently a branch of Regent Bank.

Gateway First Bank was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Achievement in Human Resources category in the 21st Annual American Business Awards® today.

Gateway First Bank announced today the promotion of John Kim to Chief Financial Officer. Kim has served as Gateway’s Chief Investment Officer since May 2020.

BenchmarkPortal has announced that Gateway First Bank has been certified as a “Center of Excellence,” which is one of the most prestigious awards in the customer service and support industry. BenchmarkPortal only awards this designation to customer service contact centers that rank in the top 10% of centers surveyed across the nation. Centers are judged against a balanced scorecard of metrics for efficiency and effectiveness.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, has announced that Kyle Hubbard has joined Gateway’s banking team as Division President of Retail Banking. Hubbard is based in Gateway’s Jenks Corporate banking office.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce 10 of its team members have been named Top Women Originators by Scotsman Guide. This award is based on 2021 mortgage production.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, announced that Zac Holly has joined the Bank’s commercial lending team as the Dallas Market President.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that 36 team members have been named Top Originators by Scotsman Guide. The list is the industry's most comprehensive and verified ranking of the nation's top-producing residential mortgage brokers, originators, loan officers and bankers.

Gateway First Bank will host a Grand Opening ceremony of the company’s first Oklahoma City banking center on Wednesday, April 13, at 10:00 a.m. Located at 6303 Waterford Boulevard, Suite 100, the bank sits at the intersection of NW 63rd and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, announced it has opened a mortgage center in Shreveport, Louisiana, to meet increased demand from local communities for home financing. This is the third Gateway mortgage center in Louisiana and brings the company’s footprint to more than 170 mortgage centers across the United States.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is offering monthly classes to help customers interested in homeownership prepare what is, for many, the largest financial decision of a lifetime. As April is National Financial Literacy month, Gateway Mortgage is excited to announce its Gateway to Financial Freedom series on consumer financial topics. The upcoming topic, “Mortgage Basics: Navigating Your Way to Homeownership” is a four-part series that will be offered on April 7, 12, 21, and 28 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Space is limited, so please email G2FF@GatewayFirst.com to reserve a spot today.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, announced it has opened a mortgage center in Lampasas, Texas, to meet increased demand from local communities for home financing. This is the 40th Gateway mortgage center in Texas and brings the company’s footprint to more than 170 mortgage centers across the United States.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, announced that Rob Hoffman and Todd Welch have joined the Bank’s management team as Vice Presidents, Commercial Lending. Both bankers join Gateway with extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry.

Gateway First Bank has earned Fannie Mae’s Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards™ (STAR™) Program recognition for Solution Delivery in 2021.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, ended 2021 with impressive growth. The company funded approximately $10.1 billion in residential mortgage loans, assisting nearly 45,000 families with their home financing needs.

Gateway First Bank announced today that Allen Winmill, CPA, MPA, has joined as the Chief Accounting Officer. In this role, Winmill will be responsible for corporate accounting, technical accounting standards implementation, regulatory reporting, tax preparation and filing, and accounts payable.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, has announced that Robin Jenkins has joined Gateway’s commercial banking team as Vice President of Treasury Management. She will develop new cash management and deposit business in this role while also growing existing business relationships. Jenkins is based in Gateway’s Oklahoma City retail banking office.

Gateway Mortgage Group, a division of Gateway First Bank, announced it has opened a mortgage center in Fishers, Indiana to meet increased demand from local communities for home financing. This brings Gateway’s footprint to more than 170 mortgage centers across the United States.

Gateway First Bank announced today that Michael Embry has joined the leadership team as Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing. In this role, Embry will oversee strategic marketing for the mortgage and banking lines of business, including the continued evolution of Gateway’s digital marketing efforts.

Gateway First Bank has announced that Bryan Self has joined the Bank’s executive management team as its Chief Information Officer. In this role, Self will be responsible for overseeing all of Gateway’s technologies and processes to ensure a positive customer experience, whether internal or external. Self’s arrival is especially timely with the impending implementation of several new technologies including Empower, a new mortgage loan origination system, and Q2, an end-to-end banking experience platform.

Inc. magazine today revealed that Gateway First Bank is on its annual Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for the 10th time. Inc. 5000 is not only a prestigious ranking but also offers a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to announce that it has been named to the Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America published by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Gateway Mortgage was listed at number 27 based on calculations the most comprehensive list of the nation’s top closely held mortgage companies and publicly traded banks as ranked by their total yearly mortgage volume.

Gateway First Bank announced today the formal appointment of Steven Plaisance as President of Mortgage Banking. Plaisance has served as interim president since February 22, 2021, during the regulatory approval process. In this role, Plaisance will be a key part of the executive leadership team, helping to define and set the course for mortgage activities across all spectrums.

Gateway First Bank is honored to be ranked first in the consumer and mortgage category for banks over $1 billion in assets by Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). This is Gateway’s second consecutive year placing first in this category.

Gateway First Bank, one of the largest banking operations in Oklahoma, announces the expansion of its operations to the Oklahoma City market. The commercial banking team has opened an office with a new team, which includes Jeb Cook and Bryan Geiger. Both bankers join Gateway with more than two decades of experience respectively in the banking and financial services industry.