Guild Mortgage Co., one of the fastest-growing independent mortgage banking companies in the country, has selected Jordan Flowers as branch manger for its Kirkland branch.

A 10-year veteran of the mortgage industry, Flowers (NMLS: 453429) has strong experience in both wholesale and retail lending. Prior to Guild, he was branch manager for American Pacific Mortgage in Kirkland and previously served as the sales manager at imortgage.

Flowers, a Washington State University graduate, was born and raised in Redmond and has a history as a top originator of home loans. Flowers has been active in the mortgage banking industry and is in line to be the programs committee chair with the Washington Mortgage Bankers Association through 2016.

“Guild Mortgage has an array of products and services that is unmatched in the industry,” Flowers said. “Guild also has a community focus, which is the culture we want to have flourish in our branch. Giving back to the community through charitable causes is very important to me and my colleagues.”

Guild offers a traditional range of residential mortgage products and funds most of its loans, which provides consistency and also speeds approvals. Its loan professionals can serve the needs of any homebuyer, from helping first-time homebuyers achieve their dreams of home ownership, often through government loan programs, to providing jumbo loans and construction-to-permanent loans through its relationship with Mutual of Omaha Bank.