New Branch Location: Merced/Los Banos 2

My hobbies revolve around music and musicianship. I've grown up playing in bands around town, and lead the worship team at my Church, Valley Baptist in Merced.

"I've been in the business close to 9 years and grew up with the terminology since my mom (Kathy Collins) has been in the business for over 20 years. I have many fond memories of saving deals that other lenders started but couldn't finish. We often get called when a loan goes south, and we are known in our area for being able to fix just about anything. My goal is to build our reputation into the Platinum brand, so that folks in our area know that Platinum can save their loan and should be the “first call” when friends and family need financing in the future."

“I have a college-aged son, who recently committed to Bethany College (University) in Kansas. I am very proud that he received a scholarship for football. We plan to attend as many games as we can! My husband, children, and I are a sports family and enjoy supporting our children in their activities. I am also a grandmother of two beautiful boys, and I have them over as much as possible. We all love attending the Giants baseball games and going to the beach. We’ve created so many family memories at the ocean. My life is full of love and support with a big, beautiful family.”

"I've been in the mortgage business since 1999. I was originally recruited from a real estate agent that represented my husband and me in our first home purchase. I worked for him for approximately 5 years and ultimately decided I loved working with clients on the loan side. I especially enjoy working with credit challenged clients and creating a game plan. I am very pleased to pair my skills with a team like Platinum. It's very important to me to be able to have the same goal: work to the best of our ability for our clients, that's what it's all about for me."

“I love spending time with family. We go camping, bike riding, going to the theater and always at sports events, swimming, football, basketball and softball.”

“I have 14+ years in the mortgage industry. I became interested in the business when I bought my first home. I didn’t know anything about mortgages, and the process was not really explained to me--just a bunch of sign here and sign there. I wanted buyers to understand and feel like they could ask questions, instead of just going through the motions. I like when customers come back after closing with questions on paperwork they don’t understand. I like answering their questions because I feel that they trust me, and it also gives me the chance to ask them how they are doing in their new home.”