HUNTSVILLE – In a show of explosive growth, Hometown Lenders is opening nine branches across the United States, including the Pacific Northwest.

Hometown Lenders recently acquired the Chris Rodgers Team, a group of mortgage advisors with locations in Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Wash.; Eugene, Ore. and Kennewick, Wash.

Additionally, the Huntsville-based mortgage lender added branch locations in Lake Oswego, Ore.; Albany, Ore.; Anchorage, Alaska; and Greenville, N.C.

“We’re excited to welcome the teams in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina to our growing Hometown Lenders family,” said HTL President John Taylor. “We emphasize development not only with volume but also with the right people, and we’re pleased to partner with professionals of the highest caliber who share Hometown Lenders’ core value of people over profits.”

Each additional branch reinforces “HTL’s fundamental commitment to best serve the local hometowns where we live and work across the country,” Taylor said. “We appreciate our customers who continue to trust HTL with their mortgage lending needs, and our hardworking team looks forward to serving them long into the future.”

Hometown Lenders has more than 100 branch locations in more than 40 states.