Santa Fe, NM, August 21, 2018 – Gateway Mortgage Group, a full-service mortgage company founded by Kevin Stitt, continues its annual commitment to Folds of Honor with a donation of $10,000. The check presentation ceremony will take place Tuesday, August 21st at 4:00pm at the Santa Fe Convention Center.

Rebekah Maestas, a Folds of Honor recipient, will accept the donation on behalf of Folds of Honor. Other honored guests attending this event are Signe Lindell, Santa Fe City Councilor, and Jim Quick, President New Mexico Chapter of Fold of Honor.

“Partnering with Folds of Honor allows Gateway to demonstrate our core value of strengthening families,” said Randy Martin, regional vice president at Gateway Mortgage Group. “We pride ourselves on being a different kind of mortgage company and that inspires us to give back to those who courageously served our country.”

In May of 2017, Gateway announced it would donate $5 to Folds of Honor for every mortgage loan closed through its Mortgage Centers nationwide. The company recently announced it has extended the program through 2019 and expects its total donation to surpass $200,000.

Gateway is licensed in 41 states and the District of Columbia and now operates more than 160 Mortgage Centers across the country. The company’s annual loan volume is expected to exceed $7 billion in 2018, and its loan servicing portfolio is set to eclipse $20 billion.

About Folds of Honor

Folds of Honor is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to families of military men and women who have fallen or been disabled in combat while serving in the United States armed forces. Founded in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney, an F-16 fighter pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard who served three tours of duty in Iraq, Folds of Honor is proud to have awarded more than 16,000 scholarships in all 50 states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, including more than 3,509 in 2017. For more information or to donate in support of a Folds of Honor scholarship, visit www.foldsofhonor.org.

About Gateway First Bank 

Gateway First Bank is a leading financial institution that provides banking and mortgage services for consumers and commercial customers. Headquartered in Jenks, Oklahoma, Gateway is a $1.9 billion asset sized bank with a strong mortgage operation.  Gateway is one of the largest banking and mortgage operations in the United States with six bank branches in Oklahoma, over 160 mortgage centers in 42 states, and almost 1,600 employees.  Learn more at www.GatewayFirst.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender (NMLS 7233)

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