LINTHICUM, MD, May 1, 2017— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Sergeant First Class (SFC) Gregory Wood as the NFM Salute for May 2017.

SFC Wood has been a service member with the United States Army for over 26 years. He started at the young age of 19 in 1990 and immediately was stationed in Germany. After his initial two years of service, he continued with the Maryland National Guard. Once the tragedy of 9/11 clouded our nation, SFC Wood was recalled to active duty, and has served tours for Operation Noble Eagle in Washington, D.C., and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He currently serves full-time for the Maryland Army National Guard, and is responsible for the State of Maryland National Guard’s training budget, where he has made great strides in the development of new standards of practice. He was most recently honored with the Meritorious Service Medal for his efforts. He is the father to three daughters and a stepson.

Wood was nominated for the NFM Salute by NFM Lending Branch Manager, Jennifer Cook.

“I had the pleasure of helping Greg and his fiancée, Misty, purchase their home earlier this year,” said Cook. “Misty and I wanted to acknowledge Greg’s long-term service to his country. SFC Wood is the all-American hero.”

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. Wood chose the Gary Sinise Foundation to receive this month’s donation.

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.

About NFM Lending

NFM Lending is a mortgage lending company currently licensed in 29 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 more information about NFM Lending, visit www.nfmlending.com, like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.

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LINTHICUM, MD, October 1, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Corvin Arterburn, Jr. as the NFM Salute for October 2016.

Arterburn and his friends joined the Navy to help with  efforts during WWII in September 1944, while they were still in high school. Arterburn was on a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) and a Landing Ship Tank (LST) that transported Japanese prisoners to Yokohama, Japan. After completing his service in the Navy in 1946, Arterburn returned to his small hometown of Glasgow, Kentucky, and finished up his senior year of high school. Later, Arterburn joined the Army Reserves. When the Korean War began, he was called up for active duty from 1950 to 1952, interrupting his college studies. He was stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, with the 18th Airborne Corp. as a Master Sergeant and an Army-trained stenographer. In 1951, he married his wife, Greta, with whom he had three children.

After he was discharged from the Army, Arterburn returned to college and graduated from the University of Louisville in 1957 with a degree in business, while raising a family and attending night classes after work. He entered the tech world early as a senior systems analyst and stayed in the field of early computers until he retired. Arterburn passed away in 1996.

Arterburn was nominated by his daughter, Luanne Cruse.

“I’m very proud of my dad, who held this country dear to his heart, and was willing to step forward and serve in two military branches to help protect our wonderful nation,” said Cruse.

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. Cruse chose The Gary Sinise Foundation to receive this month’s donation.

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 29 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, September 2, 2016— NFM Lending is pleased to honor Shad Lorenz as the NFM Salute for September 2016.

Shad is a 12 year United States Army Veteran with two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During his 12 years of service, he has conducted extensive military training both physically and mentally challenging. After September 11th , Shad enlisted in the United States Army. Enlisting in the Infantry was a big step towards his interest in fitness. Outside of the Military, Shad was introduced to weightlifting through friends, who would  lift weights after work and on weekends. It started out as a hobby, but began to evolve the more he looked into the sport of weightlifting. Lorenz and his wife eventually would open CrossFit Germantown Performance, a gym in Germantown, MD.

“I joined the Army on September 11, 2001 because of the attack on our soil,” said Lorenz. “I wanted to serve and do my part for my country. After spending 12 years in active duty and serving with some of the finest soldiers I have had the privilege to meet, serving my country with the people I have and supporting this country is the greatest honor I have ever been a part of.”

Lorenz was nominated by his wife, Beth Piantone.

“Shad is a wonderful, loving and extremely giving person,” said Piantone. “He loves to train people in physical fitness to help them be the best version of themselves possible. He is a selfless bleeding heart who would give you the shirt off his back while he’s fiercely protecting his family and community from enemies and dangers.”

NFM Salute 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. Lorenz chose The Gary Sinise Foundation to receive this month’s donation.

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™.”