Mitchell Mortgage Team to donate scholarship

Marnie Mitchell, loan officer for the Mitchell Mortgage Team at Guild Mortgage, described property ownership as a way to achieve the American dream.

“I have a passion for home ownership, and the reason for that is because owning real estate is basically the foundational level of building generational wealth,” she said.

She has been in her 1200 N. Kingshighway office for some time, but only switched over to Guild Mortgage in November, saying it has a focus on community lending and its approach to helping new homeowners.

Mitchell is a Jackson Senior High School graduate with 31 years of mortgage experience. She works alongside a loan officer assistant, a loan processor, an underwriter and a Southeast Missouri State University business intern.

“We all are working together as a team from origination to closing,” Mitchell said. That's important in the industry because it helps loan officers know what's going to be acceptable to close, she said.

Mitchell will host a ribbon-cutting for the move to Guild Mortgage at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13.

During the event, she will present a Prodigy Leadership Academy student with a $3,000 scholarship. This is possible, she said, because Guild Mortgage allows its teams to set up funds and donate portions of its profit to the community.

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