BRONX TIMES REPORTER,16 MAY 14-20, 2021 BTR
Associated
Mortgage
Bankers come to
Throggs Neck
Associated Mortgage Bankers employees Edward Angelino, David Valcich and Louis Kosko.
BY JASON COHEN
As experts predict the housing
market to boom in 2021, companies
like Associated Mortgage Bankers are
prepared to help people with loans for
new homes.
In January, AMB opened its first
Bronx location at 3770 East Tremont
in Throggs Neck. Loan Officers Ed
Angelino, Louis Kosko and David Valcich
have several years of experience
in the field.
The trio are licensed throughout
the tri-state, but most of their work is
in the Bronx/Westchester area.
Angelino, who went to college for
communications, joked that he never
imagined being in this field.
“You just kind of fall into it,” he explained.
“I don’t think anyone ever pictured
themselves doing this.”
They explained that there is no college
course on how to be a loan officer.
Typically, someone knows someone in
the industry and things fall into place.
According to Angelino, a lot of being
a loan officer is about on the job
training and experience.
“I was very lucky to get into the
business,” he explained. “It’s the best
move I could have made.”
Valcich told the Bronx Times that
while some people like to meet face to
face, lending is not localized. Due to
technology, they can work with people
in multiple states.
But, he stressed that their many
years of experience matters. Often,
people may be told they don’t qualify
for a loan, have bad credit or vice
versa. However, the three of them
are diligent and research each client
carefully making sure nothing falls
through the cracks.
“You learn that every deal is
unique and you learn something new
every time you make a loan,” Valcich
said. “Everyone has their own kind
of personal story; whether it is something
going on with their credit or job
history or money is coming from a different
place.”
Photo by Jason Cohen