Tom Vanderwell

Current

• Mortgage Officer at Fifth Third Bank
• Co-Author at Bloodhound Blog
• Author at Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate

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Past

• Contributor at Bloodhound Blog
• Author at Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate
• Mortgage Officer at Byron Bank

• Mortgage Officer at West Michigan Community Bank
• Mortgage Officer at The Bank of Holland
• Mortgage Officer at NBD

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Education

• Calvin College
• High school

Recommended

2 people have recommended Tom

Connections

268 connections

Industry

Banking

Websites

• Straight Talk About Mortgages

Tom Vanderwell’s Summary

I've spent almost 20 years now helping people navigate the world of real estate and real estate finance by means of advice, counsel and good old fashioned hard work.

Tom Vanderwell’s Specialties:

Construction lending, the unique kind of creative transactions that happen, and a detailed understanding of what's going on in the markets.

Tom Vanderwell’s Experience

• Mortgage Officer

  Fifth Third Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FITB; Banking industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Co-Author

  Bloodhound Blog

  (Real Estate industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• Author

  Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate

  (Banking industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

• Contributor

  Bloodhound Blog

  (Banking industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Author

  Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate

  (Banking industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year)

• Mortgage Officer

  Byron Bank

  (Banking industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

• Mortgage Officer

  West Michigan Community Bank

  (Banking industry)

  2001 — 2004 (3 years)

• Mortgage Officer

  The Bank of Holland

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Banking industry)

  March 1999 — 2001 (2 years)

  I wrote residential mortgages for them

• Mortgage Officer

  NBD

  (Public Company; Banking industry)

  1991 — 1999 (8 years)

Tom Vanderwell’s Education

• Calvin College

  1983 — 1987

• High school

  1980 — 1983

Additional Information

Tom Vanderwell’s Websites:

• Straight Talk About Mortgages

Tom Vanderwell’s Interests:

Helping people use their finances wisely, using technology to meet and help more people.

Tom Vanderwell’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch