MURFREESBO, TN— First Community Mortgage announced today that Mark Newhouse has been hired as a Loan Originator at FCM’s Knoxville, TN branch.

In the Loan Originator role, Newhouse will be working with different types of home buyers to assist them with purchasing a home. He will be working with first time home buyers, investors, or anyone looking to refinance their home.

“Adding Newhouse to our new branch in Knoxville, TN will bring a fresh perspective to our company and specifically that location,” said Tom Hayes, AVP of Emerging Markets. “Mark has a lot of skill that will be a great fit with our company, he has a strong desire to grow his career and bring new business and referral partners to FCM.”

Newhouse started out as an Anesthesia Tech in surgery and pursued a career in Digital Marketing with Hibu selling SEM and SEO products. During this time he was introduced to the Mortgage Industry. Soon after he became a Loan Originator with Southwest Funding in Knoxville, TN for 2 years.

Founded in 2002, First Community Mortgage is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Community Bank (TN) with operations centers in Murfreesboro, Louisville and Kansas City.  First Community Mortgage is a FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA seller/servicer and offers mortgage solutions to consumers and financial institutions.  With mortgage volume of $1.6 billion in 2015, First Community Mortgage was ranked #6 for 2014 in the Nashville Business Journal’s Book of Lists and #2 for 2015 as published by Metrostudy.

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