St. Louis, MO -- (SBWire) -- 03/25/2014 --Gershman Mortgage, a mortgage lender St Louis residents can rely on for its top notch service, has just announced the hiring of two new people at their branch offices.

Known for their outstanding home loan rates St Louis based Gershman Mortgage hired David Bell as the Branch Manager of their newly opened office in Johnston, Iowa. In addition to his role as Manager of the office, Bell will also be a Loan Officer. He has 14 years of experience in the residential loan industry, specializing in VA and Conventional financing. He is also a Certified Credit Counselor, Instructor for the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University and a licensed Mortgage Loan Officer.

Bell feels that educating clients on the various aspects of credit, loan requirements and loan programs is beneficial to his customers, often making the confusing mortgage process more understandable. The end result is a more informed client. In 2012, Bell was a member of the Mortgage Producers Winner’s Circle for Production. He is a volunteer at Hope Lutheran Church, teaching Financial Peace University and is also a supporter of the Toys for Tots Campaign.

In addition, the mortgage company St Louis MO area Gershman Mortgage recently announced that Paul Olson has joined the Company as a Vice President at the Chicago, Illinois branch office. Olson will be in charge of operations of thebranch office which specializes in Multifamily, Health Care and Commercial lending. Olson brings to Gershman over 25 years of experience in the commercial lending industry. His focus is on affordable, senior and market rate project financing and executive level financing.

Olson has a MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in History and Japanese from Carleton College. He is a member of the Real Estate Investment Association of Chicago and the Chicago Real Estate Council. He has also served on the FHA Insured Projects Subcommittee and on the FHA Tax Credit Pilot committee. To date, he has originated over $ 2.0 billion of loan and financing commitments.

For people who are looking for a home loan St Louis area Gershman Mortgage is one of the oldest and largest independently owned mortgage companies in the area. In addition to St Louis reverse mortgages, they offer a knowledgeable, experienced staff and outstanding customer service. Gershman Mortgage has also opened numerous branch offices throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles area in recent years. There are also offices located in Springfield, Missouri and O’Fallon, Illinois.

About Gershman Mortgage
Established in 1953, the Company is the oldest and largest independently owned mortgage lenders in St. Louis. Gershman Mortgage consistently receives high rankings from mortgage banking and local business publications for their professionalism and exemplary customer service. For more information please visit https://www.gershman.com/