In
recent
years,
they
have
focused
on
mentoring

loan
officers
and
tailoring
their
support
to
match
different
career
stages.

Dallas-based
Supreme
Lending
said
Fairfield
and
Keranen’s
leadership
will
help
expand
operations
in
the
region
and
enhance
support
for
loan
officers
and

borrowers.

Supreme,
led
by
Scott
Everett,
has
about
300
branches
nationwide
and

produced
north
of
$4
billion
in
origination
volume
in
2024.

“We
are
truly
supported
with
the
ability
to
grow
and
support
our
team,”
Keranen
said.
“Scott’s
leadership
has
cultivated
an
exceptional
team
atmosphere
that
empowers
us
all
to
thrive.”

Previous
career
stops
for
Keranen
include
a
three-plus-year
stint
as
regional
director
at

Movement
Mortgage
and
a
six-year
management
tenure
at

New
American
Funding.

Fairfield
emphasized
his
new
company’s
collaborative
approach.

“Supreme
Lending
is
truly
a
family
environment
with
a
high
level
of
accountability
toward
getting
the
job
done
to
support
borrowers
and
all
of
us
on
the
lending
side,”
he
said.
“We’ve
been
in
a
difficult
economy
for
a
few
years
now,
and
we’re
proud
to
have
seen
our
team
succeed
at
such
an
unprecedented
level.”

Like
Keranen,
Fairfield
comes
to
Supreme
Lending
from
Movement
Mortgage,
where
he
served
as
regional
director
for
southern

California
for
more
than
three
years.
That
followed
nearly
a
decade
of
work
as
senior
vice
president,
southern
California
west
division
at
New
American
Funding,
his
LinkedIn
profile
states.

The
Movement
branch
in
Irvine,
California
produced
about
$600
million
in
volume
in
2024,
according
to

Modex.