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Home Possible RISE Awards®

Recognizing Individuals for Sustained Excellence (RISE) with Freddie Mac's Home Possible® and HFA Advantage® mortgages.

ALL RISE!

Now in its seventh year, the Home Possible RISE Awards® recognize excellence in originating Freddie Mac's Home Possible® and HFA Advantage® mortgages. Please join us in celebrating our lender partners that exemplified dedication to helping homeowners overcome affordability challenges to make home possible.

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Affordable mortgage solutions to help your borrowers overcome down payment barriers and build your book of business.

The Home Possible® and HFA Advantage® mortgage offerings provide flexible lending opportunities to empower housing professionals to help very low-, low-, and moderate-income borrowers achieve their homeownership goals. We appreciate your partnership in making home possible!

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Melinda Wilner
Carolyn Gorman
Mortgage Lending Director
The Huntington National Bank
 
Melinda Wilner
Melinda Wilner
Chief Operating Officer
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC

2024 Home Possible RISE Award® Winners

This year’s Home Possible RISE Award winners receive:

  • Freddie Mac marketing, publicity and industry recognition.
  • A promotional toolkit to assist in cross-promoting their award in their local markets.
  • Recognition at MBA Secondary and FreddieMacCONNECT conferences.

Read our insights on our 2024 RISE Awards® for more information.

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Melinda Wilner
Carolyn Gorman
Mortgage Lending Director
The Huntington National Bank
 
Melinda Wilner
Melinda Wilner
Chief Operating Officer
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC

RISE Awards FAQ

All your questions about RISE, answered. Learn more about eligibility, award recognition, and more.

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RISE Award Categories

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Home Possible RISE Award for Greatest Volume

These winners are making a big impact on affordable lending. They represent the top originators who produced and/or aggregated the greatest number of Home Possible loan deliveries.

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Home Possible RISE Award for Fastest Growth

These winners are making Home Possible at a remarkable pace. They represent top originators with the largest percentage change in Home Possible loan volume.

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Home Possible RISE Award for Correspondent Volume

This award is given to the correspondent lender who sold the greatest total number of Home Possible mortgages to Freddie Mac based on approved Seller/Servicers.

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Home Possible RISE Award for Broker Volume

This award is given to the top broker who sold the most Home Possible mortgages by broker channel to Freddie Mac approved Seller/Servicers.

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Home Possible RISE Award for New Originator

Starting from zero can be difficult, but these organizations took on Home Possible mortgages and made impressive strides. They are lenders that not only began originating Home Possible mortgages, but also had the highest volume for the year among all other new originators.

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Home Possible RISE Award for HFA Advantage® Volume

The HFA Advantage® mortgage is a low-down payment offering like Home Possible but has additional flexibilities for housing finance agencies. These organizations are using all the mortgage tools in their toolkit to make homeownership a reality for the borrowers of the future.