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Beer Together




         We Believe in Better                                                     Reza Jahangiri - Founder & CEO
                                                                                  Reza is the founder and chief executive
         At American Advisors Group (AAG), we strive to deliver the most          officer of AAG, the nation’s leader in
         considerate solutions and personalized service to our borrowers—all in   reverse mortgage lending, and an Orange
         an effort to help older adults enjoy the retirement they deserve. As the   County Top Workplace since 2013. AAG’s
         leading HECM lender in the nation, AAG has helped thousands of older     unparalleled brand platform is built upon
         adults achieve a better retirement.                                      its highly recognized national advertising
                                                                                  campaign featuring Emmy-award winning

         With exclusive access to innovative products, the industry’s most qualified   actor Tom Selleck. Reza serves as co-
         professionals, and solutions to build your practice, AAG can be your     chairman of the National Reverse Mortgage
         competitive advantage as more of the families you serve turn to home     Lenders Association board of directors,
         equity to help improve their retirement. We believe that, together, we   the national voice of the reverse mortgage
         can make a positive difference for the millions of Americans entering    industry. Reza also serves as chairman of the
         retirement each year.                                                    board for Willow International, a non-profit
                                                                                  organization dedicated to preventing and
                                                                                  rescuing victims of human trafficking in
                                                                                  Uganda. Prior to founding AAG, Reza was
         Partner with Experience                                                  president and CEO for several healthcare
                                                                                  service companies focused on imaging for
                                                                                  the early detection of heart disease and
             The AAG Wholesale Division works closely with mortgage professionals,   cancer. Reza earned a Bachelor of Science
         community bankers, credit unions, real estate professionals and retirement   degree from the University of California,
         planners to help senior homeowners convert a portion of their home       Irvine and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola
         equity to fund long-term retirement plans. With a trusted and well-      Law School in Los Angeles, California.
         recognized brand in the industry, proven tools and support, our mission
         is to attain the highest level of borrower and professional partner
         satisfaction.




         As an approved AAG Wholesale Partner, you’ll enjoy
         unlimited support to help your clients realize a better                  Kimberly Smith - SVP, Wholesale
         retirement:                                                              As senior vice president of wholesale

                                                                                  lending, Kim is responsible for the
              Online and on-site training to support your team’s development      production and growth of AAG’s wholesale
                                                                                  division. Prior to joining AAG in January
              Customizable and compliant B2C and B2B marketing collateral         2013, Kim was the executive vice president
              through our online Wholesale Marketing Portal                       of sales at Generation Mortgage where
                                                                                  she oversaw all sales operations for the
              Dedicated Lender Support Team to assist with loan scenarios,        top-five reverse mortgage lenders. Kim
              systems support and industry guidelines                             began her career in the reverse mortgage
                                                                                  industry in 2004 working for Financial
              Suite of proprietary home equity solutions                          Freedom where she was quickly promoted
                                                                                  to western regional manager of wholesale
              Access to AAG’s Concierge Experience (ACE), our internal team of    sales. She then went on to serve as senior
              processing experts to take your loans from submission to funding    vice president of wholesale lending for One
                                                                                  Reverse Mortgage. Kim graduated magna
                                                                                  cum laude from California Polytechnic State
         Become an AAG Approved Partner                                           University, San Luis Obispo, with a major
                                                                                  in business administration and minor in
         (866) 964-1109  |  aag.com/wholesale                                     economics.
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