LINTHICUM, MD, July 1, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Barry Wyllie as the NFM Salute for July 2016.
Barry Wyllie grew up in Dunedin, Florida where he graduated from Dunedin High School in 1995. Following in both his father and grandfather’s footsteps, he enlisted the United States Army as a combat medic, where after graduating from airborne school, was assigned to the 2-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Throughout his 4½ -year enlistment, Wyllie rose through the ranks to a Sergeant/E-5, serving as a senior line medic with training deployments to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and later to Haiti for 9 months in 1999, in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. After 54 successful airborne parachute operations, Wyllie ended his initial enlistment term with an honorable discharge in 2000.
Wyllie now resides in the Boston, Massachusetts area with his wife, Nancy, and three kids, Ashton, Brayden, and Alexis. He is a Branch Manager for NFM Lending in Raynham, Massachusetts, where he takes great pride in helping fellow Veterans understand and utilize their earned benefits for home ownership. Wyllie was nominated by his fellow Branch Manager, Bill Driscoll.
“Barry takes great pride in everything he does, and is constantly trying to help others be the best they can be,” said Driscoll. “One of Barry’s favorite quotes from Lt. Col. Hal Moore is ‘American soldiers in battle don’t fight for what some president says on TV, they don’t fight for mom, apple pie, or the American flag…they fight for one another.’ Barry’s military background has helped him become a determined and focused businessman, while also being a great father, husband, and friend willing to go the extra mile for anyone.”
NFM Salutes is an initiative in which one military member or Veteran is chosen each month to be honored as the “Salute of the Month.” Salutes are chosen from nominations on the NFM Salute website, www.nfmsalute.com. The “Salute of the Month” will be featured on the website with a brief biography and information about his or her service, and NFM Lending will make a $2,500 donation to a military or Veteran non-profit in the Salute’s name. Wyllie chose AnySoldier to receive this month’s donation.
“Barry’s drive and commitment for success is a prime example of the NFM attitude,” said Bob Tyson, COO/CAO. “His prior military experience brings a unique perspective to the team. It is an honor to have Barry at NFM, striving for progress in and out of the workplace.”
Selected NFM Salutes may choose from one of the following four non-profits: Platoon 22, AnySoldier, Soldier’s Wish, and the Gary Sinise Foundation. NFM looks forward to the opportunity to continue to honor military and Veterans through the NFM Salute initiative.
For more information please contact:
NFM Lending
Toll Free: 1-888-233-0092
pr@nfmlending.com
www.nfmlending.com
Twitter: @nfm_lending
About NFM Lending
NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 28 states in the U.S. The company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They attribute their success in the mortgage industry to their steadfast commitment to customers and the community. NFM Lending has firmly planted itself in the home loan marketplace as “America’s Common Sense Residential Mortgage Lender™.”
LINTHICUM, MD, May 2, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Lt. Col. Beth Ann Lumpkin as the NFM Salute for May 2016.
Lt. Col. Beth Ann Lumpkin received a direct commission into the United States Air Force in 1990. Her military assignments included the following: Andrews Air Force Base, MD; Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Scott Air Force Base, IL; Brooks Air Force Base, TX; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. A majority of her career was in flight nursing and aeromedical evacuation. In June 1996, she worked in the Aeromedical Staging Facility at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. She then flew as a flight nurse on the C-9 Nightingale while stationed at Scott AFB, IL from 1996-1999. Lt. Col. Lumpkin then taught the Flight Nursing and Critical Care Air Transport Team Courses at Brooks City Base, San Antonio, TX to active duty, guard, reserve and international students. She deployed in summer of 2007 to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and was responsible for getting the aeromedical evacuation airlift for the wounded in Iraq, Afghanistan and Horn of Africa. While deployed, her sister and brother-in law, Joanne and Francis West, had custody of her children, then ages 4, 3 and 1. Upon her military retirement in 2012, Lt. Col. Lumpkin started her second career as a Junior Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) Instructor at Washington Township High School in Sewell, NJ.
Lumpkin was nominated as the NFM Salute for May by her brother-in-law, Francis West.
“We are so proud of Beth Ann’s service to our Country and her family,” said West. “Her dream was to travel the world and she did, all while serving in the US Air Force. She is the mother of three great kids and involved in their activities as well as teaching ROTC. She has a strong bond with her sister, Joanne, and I am proud to be her brother-in-law.”
NFM Salutes is an initiative in which one military member or veteran is chosen each month to be honored as the “Salute of the Month.” Salutes will be chosen from nominations on the NFM Salute website, www.nfmsalute.com. The “Salute of the Month” will be featured on the website with a brief biography and information about his or her service, and NFM Lending will make a $2,500 donation to a military or Veteran non-profit in the Salute’s name. Lumpkin chose Soldier’s Wish to receive this month’s donation.
Selected NFM Salutes may choose from one of several non-profits that support active military members and veterans, including Platoon 22, AnySoldier, Soldier’s Wish, and the Gary Sinise Foundation. NFM looks forward to the opportunity to continue to honor military and Veterans through the NFM Salute initiative.
For more information please contact:
NFM Lending
Toll Free: 1-888-233-0092
pr@nfmlending.com
www.nfmlending.com
Twitter: @nfm_lending
About NFM Lending
NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 27 states in the U.S. The company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They attribute their success in the mortgage industry to their steadfast commitment to customers and the community. NFM Lending has firmly planted itself in the home loan marketplace as “America’s Common Sense Residential Mortgage Lender™.”
For the online press release, click here.
LINTHICUM, MD, April 4, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Danny Farrar as the NFM Salute for April 2016.
Robert (Danny) Farrar, III, went into the Army straight out of High school joining up as an infantryman. His tenure in the Army saw him take the first search and rescue team into the Pentagon on 9-11, and a combat tour in Iraq from 2005-2006. Farrar went from being homeless and dealing with depression, to building SoldierFit and being selected to the 2013 “Top 40 under 40 V.I.P” by The Daily Record, as well as one of the Top 5 Men’s Health Ultimate Guys. SoldierFit is a gym based out of Frederick MD, which started as one sub-let location and has since grown to 3 stand-alone facilities with 3,000 members and 50 employees.
Recently, he co-founded Platoon 22, a 501(c) that combats veteran suicides. His goal is to revitalize the American dream and remind his fellow Americans no other soil on earth is more fertile for their dreams then America’s. Farrar was nominated by Jeremy Poling, a Mortgage Loan Originator at NFM Lending, who volunteers at Platoon 22.
“Over the last few years, I have watched this young man work hard to start the work in motion at Platoon 22,” said Poling. “As a husband, father, student, business owner, advocate, and friend he spends each day trying to help everyone around him with the last thought in mind on himself. His story is raw, with a past that is difficult to understand unless you spend time and talk to him. His service to our country, combined with the sacrifices he continues to make for our community, is unmatched in my eyes. I am proud to call him a friend.”
NFM Salutes is an initiative in which one military member or veteran is chosen each month to be honored as the “Salute of the Month.” Salutes will be chosen from nominations on the NFM Salute website, www.nfmsalute.com. The “Salute of the Month” will be featured on the website with a brief biography and information about his or her service, and NFM Lending will make a $2,500 donation to a military or veteran non-profit in the Salute’s name. Farrar chose Platoon 22 to receive this month’s donation.
Selected NFM Salutes may choose from one of several non-profits that support active military members and veterans, including Platoon 22, AnySoldier, Soldier’s Wish, and the Gary Sinise Foundation. NFM looks forward to the opportunity to continue to honor our military and veterans through the NFM Salute initiative.
For more information please contact:
NFM Lending
Toll Free: 1-888-233-0092
pr@nfmlending.com
www.nfmlending.com
Twitter: @nfm_lending
About NFM Lending
NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 27 states in the U.S. The company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They attribute their success in the mortgage industry to their steadfast commitment to customers and the community. NFM Lending has firmly planted itself in the home loan marketplace as “America’s Common Sense Residential Mortgage Lender™.”
For the online press release, click here.
LINTHICUM, MD, March 23, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to launch its NFM Salute initiative by honoring the first NFM Salute, Coulter C. Houchens, Sr., father of current NFM Lending employee, Jeanette Salamon.
“Our entire family is thrilled that my Daddy has been chosen as the first honoree for the NFM Salutes Campaign!” said Salamon. “He exhibits so much honor and pride in having served in WWII, and other than his family, it is his military service that he is proudest of. He remains to this day a silent hero, never boastful, but always remembering and giving the honor to the ‘boys’ he served with, who lost their lives in WWII, as being the real heroes. Thank you, NFM, for recognizing my Daddy, Coulter Christian Houchens, Sr., a man who served our country proudly.”
Military and veteran causes are important to NFM Lending. For the past eight years, NFM Lending has held a Support Our Troops Drive, collecting items for care packages to send to U.S. troops overseas. In addition to employees and employee family members who are active military or veterans, several members of NFM’s executive team are veterans, including Jason Ponsonby, Director of Sales, who served in the United States Air Force for nine years.
“The NFM Salutes program is another great addition to the longstanding commitment to community involvement at NFM Lending,” said Ponsonby. “We help active military members and veterans each day with home ownership, and now will also be able to honor the service, sacrifice, and courage of the NFM Salute recipients. It is an honor to have Coulter Houchens, Sr. as the first recipient of a NFM Salute. His service during World War II is an incredible example of sacrifice and courage. Thank you to Coulter, and all members of the armed forces, and veterans, for your commitment to service in protecting our country.”
NFM Salutes is an initiative in which one military member or veteran is chosen each month to be honored as the “Salute of the Month.” Salutes will be chosen from nominations on the NFM Salute website, www.nfmsalute.com. The “Salute of the Month” will be featured on the website with a brief biography and information about his or her service, and NFM Lending will make a $2,500 donation to a military or veteran non-profit in the Salute’s name. Houchens chose the Gary Sinise Foundation to receive this month’s donation.
Selected NFM Salutes may choose from one of several non-profits that support active military members and veterans, including Platoon 22, AnySoldier, Soldier’s Wish, and the Gary Sinise Foundation. NFM looks forward to the opportunity to continue to honor our military and veterans through the NFM Salute initiative.
For more information please contact:
NFM Lending
Toll Free: 1-888-233-0092
pr@nfmlending.com
www.nfmlending.com
Twitter: @nfm_lending
About NFM Lending
NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 27 states in the U.S. The company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998. They attribute their success in the mortgage industry to their steadfast commitment to customers and the community. NFM Lending has firmly planted itself in the home loan marketplace as “America’s Common Sense Residential Mortgage Lender™.”
For the online press release, click here.
NFM Lending is proud to sponsor the Navy SEAL Foundation, an organization that provides assistance and support to Navy SEALs and their families. The Foundation offers programs that help these warriors and their families financially, emotionally, and mentally, including educational opportunities, tragedy assistance, survivor support, and legacy preservation.
This past month, NFM Lending held its 8th annual Support Our Troops Drive, sending 150 care packages to U.S. troops deployed overseas. NFM Lending is proud to support the U.S. military and veterans, and is grateful for the opportunity to support the Navy SEAL Foundation.
NFM Lending is committed to giving back to the community, and to providing assistance and support to US troops and Veterans. In the last 6 years, NFM has sent over 350 boxes to soldiers in the Middle East through its annual Support Our Troops Drive. The drive organizes a collection of food, supplies, toiletries, leisure activities, and more to send to our troops.
Below is a collection of quotes taken from the many letters NFM has received, recently and over the years, from soldiers overseas who received the boxes that were sent. The letters thank us for the supplies sent and the reminder that there are people back home who are there to support them.
To view more images on NFM’s troop drives, check out our board on Pinterest!