First National to deliver home loans through Guardian Mortgage

Guardian Mortgage Co. and First National Bank of Santa Fe, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Strategic Growth Bancorp Inc., are partnering to deliver primary home loans through First Nationals in New Mexico and Colorado, effective immediately.

Guardian Mortgage Co., a Dallas-based mortgage originator and servicer with more than 50 years in the business, will now provide all primary home loans for First National Bank of Santa Fe (“First National”), which operates in its markets as First National Denver, First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe.

Through this partnership, Guardian Mortgage brings its resources and experience to the region while offering a personalized banking experience consistent with the high level of service First National has provided its communities since 1870.

About Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc.
Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc. is a 50-year old residential mortgage originator and servicer located in Dallas, Texas, currently with loan origination offices in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Michigan. It originates mortgages through retail, correspondent, and consumer direct channels and has a $2.7 billion residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio. Guardian Mortgage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strategic Growth Bancorp Inc. Strategic Growth also owns Capital Bank, First National Denver, First National Santa Fe, and First National Rio Grande. These SGB Community Banks operate in Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. To learn more about Guardian Mortgage Company or the home loan products it offers, visit www.GuardianMortgageOnline.com.

About First National
Chartered in 1870 as the first bank in the Southwest, First National Bank of Santa Fe has a rich heritage of community commitment and financial strength and stability. With $1.6 billion in assets (as of June 30, 2015), First National is the largest locally chartered banking organization in the state of New Mexico operating as First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe. In Colorado, the Bank operates as First National Denver. First National operates through 25 branch locations in Colorado and New Mexico. Its bank holding
company Strategic Growth Bancorp Incorporated is headquartered in El Paso, Texas and is building a leading community bank enterprise in the southwestern United States, which also includes Capital Bank, headquartered in El Paso, Texas.
To learn more about First National:
www.FirstNationalSantaFe.com
www.FirstNationalDenver.com
www.FirstNationalRioGrande.com