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You Talk to Ken or Kirk. Every Time. No Exceptions.

No call centers. No junior loan officers. No getting passed around. When you have a question — at any stage of your purchase or refinance — you reach one of the two people who built this company. Ken Turkington and Kirk Chivas have been doing this together since 1997, bring 60+ combined years of mortgage experience, and are licensed in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and Texas. That direct access is not a feature we advertise — it is simply how we operate.

Why it matters

Mortgage broker vs. mortgage banker — the difference is real money

Mortgage bankers will tell you they lend their own money, so they have better rates. That is not true. Here is how the two models actually work — and why it directly affects your rate and fees.

First Commerce Financial
20+ lenders. We shop. You save.
Real-time quotes from 20+ wholesale lenders on every single loan
Our compensation is fully disclosed on your Loan Estimate — required by law
$0 junk fees — no underwriting, processing, or admin charges. Ever.
Ken and Kirk own the company — they price each loan to help you win
Mortgage banker
One rate sheet. Their margin on top.
One consolidated rate sheet — all lenders averaged, then marked up
Compensation hidden — not required to disclose it on your Loan Estimate
Junk fees added: underwriting, processing, admin charges
"We lend our own money" — a talking point, not a fact

We have been in the broker model since 2007 — through the crash and every market since. There is a reason we never left.

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Markets We Serve

Licensed in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and Texas — with deep local knowledge in each market.

1997 The year Ken and Kirk started working together — still going strong
60+ Combined years of mortgage experience between Ken and Kirk
4 States Licensed in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and Texas
$0 Junk fees charged — no underwriting, processing, or admin fees. Ever.
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