Mortgages are not a dollars-and-cents business. They’re a people business. And no one understands that better than Kate DiBiase. Ranked the top female loan officer in Maine in 2020-2023, she credits her determination to a seamless process and providing her clients with the best possible solutions for their mortgage needs.

It is rare to locate a lender who is always “on the clock” like Kate. Once, while waiting in line at Target, she overheard someone saying they couldn’t get a pre-approval for a home loan. Kate turned around, introduced herself, and ended up handling the pre-qualification on a computer in the parking lot. Or consider Memorial Day, a few years back. Rather than taking a day off, you could find Kate at the home of a disabled veteran, installing handrails so he could close his home loan.