With decades of experience and billions of dollars in loans funded, the Executive Leadership team of Saxton Mortgage is poised to grow this start-up into a nationally recognized mortgage lender. With a previous history working together at multiple company’s, the leadership at Saxton Mortgage has the knowledge, experience and industry relationships to take this company to the next level. Through strategic growth and partnerships, Trent and his team are ready to build upon their past successes and forge into a new era of digital lending, spurred on by significant advances in technology and the relationships with secondary market investors in both the traditional and non-traditional financial sectors. Come grow with us, you’ll be glad you did!!
Trent J. Ford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Saxton Mortgage, LLC, has over 15 years of mortgage banking, real estate litigation and transactional experience. During the first 10 years of his career in mortgage banking, Ford was instrumental in assisting with the build-out and development of several high-growth organizations exceeding $500M in monthly origination volume and annual GAAP Net Income exceeding $100M. Throughout his career Ford has had direct oversight of all aspects of the business including channel management, regulatory compliance and quality control, lender approval and investor management, warehouse banking, contract negotiations, site acquisition, servicing oversight, vendor management, investor and agency approvals/reviews, state examinations and quality control audits. In his current venture, Saxton Mortgage, Ford is building the foundation and team to grow the company into a nationally recognized mortgage lender.
Ms. Baik started her mortgage career as a loan processor after graduating from UC Irvine. Throughout her career Ms. Baik has proven herself to be an integral and invaluable member of the team. Her work ethic, combined with her natural talent, Ms. Baik has quickly become a master of architecting loan flow through origination systems, with a strong compliance knowledge. Lila has worked with Trent at 3 separate companies, during which time she has handled 3 full LOS implementations and numerous systems integrations. Her background in originations with an intricate knowledge of the origination systems provides an unmatched ability to design, build and manage the end-to-end loan origination process.
Steven Liu is a top 1% accomplished mortgage executive with a comprehensive track record of leading home buying, refinancing, and home equity loans. Steven is passionate about helping home buyers, owners, and builders explore their loan options. Steven is known for his innovative thinking and possess strong expertise in residential, FHA, VA, Conventional, and NON-QM mortgages. He competes for your business by offering a wide variety of products with lower interest rates and closing costs, and faster service. Steven excels at educating customers about financing, home buying, and refinancing solutions, as well as jumbo, adjustable-rate, and reverse mortgages. Steven is highly organized and an effective listener, providing creative problem-solving skills and excelling at guiding customers through their initial goals. Homeownership is a matter of great significance to him and his experience reflects that.
Sam Hsu has nearly 20 years of experience in all facets of mortgage banking, sales, and leadership. He has held roles as being a top producing loan originator, account executive for a globally recognized bank, leading production manager at one of the nation’s largest retail lenders, and now overseeing consumer direct sales at Saxton Mortgage. Sam is proficient with all loan products, both agency and non-agency, process flows and guidelines. He prides himself in delivering the best options to clients while focusing on strong communication and customer service. This resonates through the team as we continue to build a strong foundation for the company.
