George Elkins Mortgage Banking

George Elkins Mortgage Banking Company, established by George Elkins in 1922, is one of Southern California's oldest mortgage banking companies. Focused exclusively on arranging financing for commercial real estate properties, the company originates in excess of $725 million of loans annually and provides loan servicing functions for its correspondent lenders for a loan portfolio valued at nearly $1 billion. GEMB's favored lending sources include life insurance companies, Wall Street conduits, financial institutions and bridge lenders. The company arranges permanent, short-term and construction loans on a wide variety of commercial real estate, including office, industrial, warehouse and distribution, retail, multifamily, mobile home parks, self-storage and hotel properties. George Elkins Mortgage Banking Company is headquartered in Los Angeles and maintains satellite offices in Newport Beach, San Diego and Santa Barbara, Calif.