Ryan Farhat is a Regional Senior Vice President at The Federal Savings Bank, and oversees consumer direct mortgage sales loan production offices in Oakbrook, IL, Cleveland OH, Columbus OH, Columbia MD, Nashville TN, Tampa Bay FL, and Detroit MI. After graduating from Western Michigan University in 2001 with a Finance/Economics degree, Ryan entered the residential mortgage business. Throughout his eighteen-year career as a Mortgage Banker, AVP, Sales Manager and now a Regional SVP, he has overseen roughly $6.5 billion of total loan production to date.
Ryan’s main focus is to create a fun, competitive, and opportunistic work environment for his employees. He works tirelessly to stay ahead of the competition by constantly improving efficiencies on both the sales and operations sides of the business. His commitment to the bank and his employees has shown over the past seven years as his regional closed loan volume has increased 483% from $240mm in 2012 to over $1.4B in 2019. Ryan’s region works diligently and passionately to create an exceptional experience for their customers that is enjoyable, valuable, and memorable. Working with his team can assure you that you are entrusting the largest financial commitment of your life to one of the most highly qualified and ethical loan officers in the nation. His team recruits, trains and develops individuals with the upmost honesty, integrity and character to ensure the highest level of customer service in the lending community. With this level of experience and commitment to excellence, his group is currently one of the top consumer direct regions in the nation.
Ryan grew up in a small town called Okemos, Michigan, which borders East Lansing, home of the Michigan State Spartans. He is a huge fan of Spartan country. He, his wife Carrie and two boys Gavin and Gage currently live in a small western suburb of Chicago called Sugar Grove. They all enjoy the water and spending time outdoors. When Ryan isn’t at work supporting his employees and clients, he enjoys nights out with his wife, spending time with his kids, and is an avid golfer.