Internet wisdom holds that mortgages are financial commodities to buy in seconds on the web. We disagree.

San Francisco homes frequently sell in the millions of dollars, so we believe that mortgages shouldn’t be measured by price alone.

For a personal investment of that magnitude, many successful people expect more than a low interest rate. What differentiates loans for Glass-Moore clients is the personal care and skill of the lending officer – best found in direct contact with a private portfolio lender vs. loans-on-the-web or mass-market mortgage brokers.

This is especially important to busy buyers with special issues such as out-of-town funds, stock options, investment portfolios, salary vs. bonus, dual incomes, sole proprietorships, trusts, separate vs. community property, powers of attorney, 1031 exchanges, co-signers, etc.

When these buyers put a loan on a residence with a short close they want a local lending officer who knows which appraiser to call personally to get the job done tomorrow. And they want all the documentation handled professionally and carefully, with no last-minute surprises before close of escrow.

E-mail: lmahaney@firstrepublic.com
Direct:    (415) 296-5840
Cell:     (707) 486-9884

Lisa Mahaney joined First Republic Bank in 2004.  In her position as Managing Director, she is responsible for developing new relationships for the Bank among high net worth individuals located throughout California. 

Ms. Mahaney is an accomplished banker with 30 years of commercial lending experience at a number of multinational and large regional banks in New York and San Francisco, including Chase, Wells Fargo, First Interstate and Silicon Valley Bank.  She has also held the position of Vice President, Finance at COPIA, a non-profit educational and cultural center located in Napa Valley, and was controller of a small winery located in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California.

Ms. Mahaney graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in Psychology and Social Relations. She was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and lives currently in Marin County, California with her two daughters.