Recruiting for The Wood Group
NEXT-LEVEL EXCELLENCE
The foundation of a winning team is its people, and the crowning achievement of The Wood Group of Fairway is the team we’ve built. Our overall purpose is higher than just being successful at business. We want to serve God and to serve people, both internally and externally.
Internally, we’ve got the whole package: speed, pricing, products, and most importantly the people who care. This is an organization that cares like no other company cares. It goes from the bottom all the way up to the very top. You can’t put a price tag on that. Externally, the best way we can serve the community is by providing families with a stable environment in which to live and enabling them to build wealth in their own home. A person’s experience at home can change the trajectory of their life. And that at its very core is how we take care of people—by serving.
The Wood Group is more than just a business, it’s family. We are our clients, our community, our veterans, others in need across the globe…and we are just getting started. We don’t know what’s next, but we have our eyes open for it. Care to join us for the ride?
- Matt Wood and Marc Wood
Employee Testimonials
Who We Are
The Wood Group was founded by Matt Wood in 2010 with a goal and vision to build the premier residential lending presence in the state of Texas focused on honoring God, enabling families to flourish, and earning the comprehensive trust of clients and business partners. As part of nationwide lending powerhouse Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, The Wood Group has grown from $10M in volume in 2014 to $1.83B in 2021, helping over 7755 families finance their homes! With headquarters in humble Belton, TX, the group has expanded all over the state of Texas with 18 total offices and a team of over 175 mortgage professionals. Backed by the power of Fairway, but with in-house dedicated operational, business development, and marketing support, The Wood Group stands apart in the mortgage industry for its unwavering commitment to speed, access, and excellence, treating every loan like our very own.
Our Leadership Team
Where We Are
Our team of 122 mortgage professionals span 16 locations across Texas. From Dallas to New Braunfels, and Houston to Amarillo, we treat each borrower’s purchase like our own. We know the importance of finding the perfect house and the right home loan.
What We Offer
The Wood Group of Fairway has spent over a decade building a culture of support in the areas that matter the most to you! By offering in-house operations, we've streamlined our loan and communication process between our sales and ops teams. Our dedicated marketing team handles everything from online presence to custom video production to the yard signs outside your realtors' listings. With an internal business development team, you'll get tailored reporting for your branch, financial and accounting support, facilities and lease management, and more. We'll take care of the details so you can focus on building your local business! Plus, The Wood Group provides access to a number of mortgage technology systems for you to elevate your business and make your processes seamless. Click on a category below to learn more about what we offer.
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In-House Loan Operations- Processing and Closing: Each Branch served by a TWG pod of resources dedicated to loan set-up and processing tasks, closing disclosures, closing and funding tasks.
- LOA Services: File support from disclosures to closing for branches without dedicated LOAs and that meet minimum trending volume standards
- Help Desk Support: Assistance on products and structuring, including any Encompass, AUS Systems or compliance issues
- Pricing Desk Support: Review and approval for pricing concessions requests
- Disclosures & Adversing Desk Support: Assists with re-disclosing of files and finalizes adverse file requests
- Review Desk Support: Advises Initial Disclosures and Prior to Ops
- Fairway Servicing 911: Critical assistance and guidance to help LO’s with their customers after loan closings
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Mortgage Technology- Total Expert: free on-demand co-branded marketing system available to LOs with 1000s of pieces of marketing collateral
- Total Expert Premium: complimentary CRM that helps nurture relationships with partners, prospects, and customers
- Fairway NOW: 1003 Application through Simple Nexus mobile app
- Fairway Express Close: web-based portal that digitizes the mortgage closing experience
- Fairway Next:
- Gives convenient, 24/7 access (via web, mobile or tablet) to mortgage loan and servicing transfer details for customers and LOs
- Allows customers to make one-time ACH payments
- Sends customers important servicing loan status texts, with pre-closing eConsent
- Encompass: POS System
- Optimal Blue: Pricing engine
- Fairway Marketing HUB: free platform of LO resources and courses to succees faster in today’s competitive marketing landscape (700+ videos and 195+ downloads)
- MBS Highway: web-based mortgage software designed to help businesses increase conversion with referral partners and customers; Fairway discount available
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Dedicated Marketing Team- Customizable website options with weekly mortgage and homeownership articles and top-tier SEO support.
- Customized marketing collateral including print (flyers, banners, yard signs, etc.) and digital (event registrations, social content, HTML emails, etc.).
- Photography and videography services available. Visit our Marketing Studio in Belton, or request custom content on a marketing site visit.
- Dedicated Total Expert CRM support including group-specific journey communication, marketing collateral, co-marketing options, and more.
- Branch social media support for Facebook, Instagram, and Google My Business. Planable and Canva tools available for branch marketers.
- Customizable website options with weekly mortgage and homeownership articles and top-tier SEO support.
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Business Development Support- Finance/accounting & business reporting/analysis
- Payroll processing, LO compensation planning & incentive/contribution set-ups
- Branch/LO licensing
- Branch recruiting & screening assistance
- New hire onboarding, set-up, and training support
- Facility management, set-ups/relocations, renovation/build-out projects
- Equipment/IT support and inventory management
Our Products
At The Wood Group of Fairway, we offer a wide variety of home financing products that are designed to help our clients achieve homeownership. Check out some of our most popular mortgage products by clicking on the categories below.
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Direct Seller/Servicer to FNMA/FHLMC
Fannie Mae (FNMA)
- Standard agency
- HomeReady®
- RefiNow™
- Features within our FNMA programs
- Buydown options available
- Manufactured housing
- Manual UW permitted
Freddie Mac (FHLMC)
- Standard agency
- Home Possible®
- HomeOne®
- Refi Possilbe
- Features within our FHLMC programs
- Buydown options available
- Manufactured housing
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Direct GNMA Issuer
- FHA
- VA
- Loan amounts up to $2,000,000
- 100% LTV cash-out limits
- USDA
- Features within our government loan programs
- Buydown options available
- Manufactured housing
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Renovation Lending
- Fannie Mae HomeStyle
- Freddie Mac CHOICERenovation®
- FHA 203(k) Limited/Standard
- VA Renovation
- USDA Renovation
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Affordable Lending Program
- 85+ state housing approvals
- 350+ DPA partnerships
- MCC
- Affordable dwelling units/deed restrictions
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Jumbo Financing Options
- National and regional partnerships
- High LTV programs (including no MI programs)
- Loan amounts > $3,000,000
- Fixed-rate and ARM products available
- AUS programs
- Full doc programs
- Interest-only programs
- Non-warrantable condo options
- Clean energy programs
- Additional options may be available!
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Speciality Programs
- Medical professional programs (100% LTV available)
- HUD 184
- 203(h) programs
- Energy-efficient programs
- Foreign national loans
- ITIN financing options available
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Non-QM Programs
- High DTI features
- Fixed-rate and ARM options
- Interest-only programs
- DSCR investor programs
- Investment programs closing in LLC
- Bank statement programs
- 1099 progams
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Second Lien Options
- Closed-end seconds
- HELOC second
- Bridge loan financing
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FIMC Program Advantages
- Lock, Shop, and GO!
- Fairway Advantage® Pre-Approval
- Extended lock options
- Fairway Cash Guarantee™ programs
Our Culture
At The Wood Group, we're committed to a wholistic understanding of home life. While we specialize in mortgages, we know that a house doesn't make a home. Our goal is to serve our local communities beyond the loan process – to honor heroes of all kinds and to help families thrive in their homes. We also believe in taking what we've been blessed with and sharing that with our world, which is why we partner with organizations and ministries abroad. Learn more about our charity and non-profit partners below.
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Fairway Events
There's no better place to experience Fairway's Core Values come to life than at one of Fairway's annual events! We know that fostering a positive and enjoyable work environment not only boosts employee morale, but also enhances productivity and creativity. Whether we're celebrating accomplishments and wins at our Fairway-Nationwide Annual Meeting at The Gaylord, sharpening our sales skills and staying on top of current market shifts and trends at our Sales Summits, traveling across the world on an annual Awards Trip for top originators, or just enjoying time with our Wood Group family at one of our Summer Picnics, we firmly believe that a company that embraces a commitment to having fun empowers its employees to bring their best selves to work, resulting in a vibrant and dynamic culture that sets us apart from the rest. Check out some videos below from some of our annual events showing that at Fairway, having fun isn't just a side note – it's an integral part of our identity!