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Sakai and Lee Join Finance Factors as Senior Loan Officers

Finance Factors today announced that Kelly Sakai and Lisa Dela Cruz Lee have joined the company as Senior Loan Officers.

With more than 8 years of financial industry experience, Sakai makes the move after serving as a Sales Associate at New Century Mortgage Corporation. Prior to that, she worked at Infinity Mortgage, working her way up from Loan Clerk to Loan Officer.  As a Senior Loan Officer at the Kapiolani Branch, Sakai will be responsible for generating new business for residential mortgage loan sales.

Lee has also joined the company as Senior Loan Officer at the Kahala Branch.  With more than 19 years experience in Hawaii’s financial services industry, Lee brings a wealth of expertise and an in-depth understanding of residential mortgage lending. Prior to joining Finance Factors, Lee served as Business Development Manager for IndyMac.  At Finance Factors Lee will be responsible for business development and administering a wide range of residential mortgage loans.

“We are thrilled to have Lisa and Kelly join our team,” said Steven Teruya, President and Chief Operating Officer, Finance Factors. “Their years of experience in the financial industry will help the company to continue to provide the outstanding services our customers expect.”

Finance Factors has been providing financial services in Hawaii for more than 55 years. Started in 1952 by six island families, the company has grown from a small kamaaina enterprise that pioneered personal loans for Hawaii’s working class, into Hawaii’s largest locally owned depository financial services loan company.  Finance Factors specializes in residential and commercial real estate loans including low-rate residential mortgage loans, land loans, construction loans, home equity credit lines, as well as a variety of portfolio mortgage loans for properties and borrowers with special needs. Finance Factors also offers some of the best rates on certificates of deposit and savings accounts, with deposits insured up to $100,000 by the FDIC.