Lendmark Financial Services, a leading provider of household credit and consumer loan solutions, recently earned the Bronze Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in the Financial Services – Large category.
The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Tuesday, June 13.
Lendmark was recognized for its tremendous growth in recent years despite the economic uncertainty brought about by the pandemic. While many other financial services organizations slowed their openings and closed up their brick & mortar locations, Lendmark successfully opened 135 new branches and expanded its reach into two additional states – Missouri and Louisiana. The company now serves nearly 500,000 customers and employs more than 2,000 corporate, branch and support staff across its 21-state footprint.
“Since Lendmark was founded, we have strived to value each of our customers and communities. We understand that people want to do business with people who care,” said Bobby Aiken, CEO and founder of Lendmark Financial Services. “Our growth in 2021 and 2022 has allowed us to expand our reach to provide affordable household credit solutions to communities across the nation.”
The community-based lender was also honored for its philanthropic efforts for pediatric cancer research. In 2021, the company raised $1.1 million for its sixth annual Climb to Cure fundraising and awareness campaign, and then in 2022 Lendmark launched a new goal to raise $10 million total by 2025 to mark the company’s 10-year anniversary partnering with the nonprofit CURE Childhood Cancer. Lendmark raised $1.18 million for CURE in 2022 alone, bringing its total…
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