CAVU Partners is a niche executive search firm that focuses exclusively on the mortgage industry and connects top performing people with high performance companies.
CAVU Partners is a niche executive search firm that focuses exclusively on the mortgage industry and connects top performing people with high performance companies.
CAVU is an acronym used in aviation indicating "Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited" ... a pilot's way of describing optimal flying conditions. Metaphorically speaking, CAVU is our way of describing our ultimate goal for both loan officers as well as the lending institutions they serve. Through our vast personal and professional network, we are able to place individuals and institutions with other compatible partners in an effort to create an optimal lending environment for all parties involved.
CAVU works with some of the most well respected mortgage banking organizations in the country. The companies range in size from large national banks to community banks and regional correspondent lenders, but we only choose to represent organizations that are stable, committed to growth and have a strong operations model. These companies use CAVU to identify, evaluate and deliver the elite producers and leaders in the market.
Our leadership team has over thirty years of mortgage recruiting experience and has successfully helped hundreds of the nation's top originators and production groups identify the best company to complement their business. We are confident that you will agree that we are well connected and know what we're doing.
At CAVU Partners, we help the industry's top-performing mortgage professionals confidentially explore stronger career opportunities. Hundreds of the industry's elite performers have trusted us to identify the right career opportunity. Here's why:
We get to know you before we suggest the right fit. Sounds logical, but a majority of 'recruiters' out there are telling you how you will be a perfect fit for their institution without knowing anything about you. We develop a thorough understanding of your career motivations, marketing strategies, business niche(s) and current company challenges; from here we research and identify companies that address your specific needs and desires.
We are mortgage industry experts. Let's face it, the mortgage business is constantly changing. We are continuously researching and keeping up to date in changes in the industry as well as proactively identifying trends among banks and mortgage bankers that impact career decisions and identify opportunities. We help make sense and predict future changes.
Without question, we operate confidentially. We understand the importance of confidentiality in this process and we do not speak to a prospective company about an individual that we are representing without their permission.
We understand your market and who the players are. Our recruiters are experts in the geographic areas in which we do business and keep in tune with the operations structures and comp plans of your competitors.
We are very well connected with mortgage centric banks and well-capitalized mortgage bankers across the industry. The companies range in size from large national banks to community banks and regional correspondent lenders, but we only choose to represent organizations that are stable, committed to growth and have a strong operations model. We work directly with the executives of these organizations to understand their growth strategies, which allows us to identify and create opportunities.
CAVU Partners helps some of the most well-respected mortgage banking organizations in the country expand their market share. Over the past decade we have helped clients penetrate new markets and expand existing markets by placing billions of dollars in new loan originations, including several of the top 200 loan originators in the nation. Here are some of the reasons clients continue to use CAVU Partners to meet their growth goals:
Let's face it, the mortgage business is constantly changing. We are continuously researching and keeping up to date in changes in the industry as well as proactively identifying trends among banks and mortgage bankers that impact career decisions and allow us to identify recruiting opportunities. We understand the difference between 'spoon fed' business and relationship-driven business... purchase transactions vs. refinances. We represent the true relationship builders of the industry who's business is self generated and purchase focused.
We take a 'consultative' approach with our candidates, meaning we are able to obtain a deep understanding of the individual candidate’s pains, desires and their business breakdown BEFORE we suggest a company. We have found that the majority of loan officers across the country have preconceived notions about particular banks and mortgage companies and will often dismiss the idea of speaking with them when solicited because they have a false perception of what the company has to offer. This helps separate us from the majority of the ‘internal recruiters’ out there who are selling their company before they know anything about the candidate.
Simply put, we have long-standing relationships with the mortgage industry's most talented individuals. Our research team networks with realtors, builders, title companies, financial advisors, loan officers and managers to continue to expand this network, every day. We choose to represent candidates who are recognized as top performers by their peers and maintain the highest level of integrity. Our philosophy is that time is valuable, so we will NOT waste your time or ours with unqualified candidates.
On an average day, we make 200+ outbound calls within our network. If your company has a strong 'mortgage centric' platform, we help educate the loan officer community by getting the word out.
We don't push resumes, utilize job boards or work with marginal talent. The candidates that we work with are making solid contributions to their company and are usually not actively looking to move. The candidates that we work with are too busy and have too much opportunity cost at stake to spend their days actively searching for new employment.