Longview, Texas · Licensed in five states
A mortgage broker, not a bank.
A bank can only sell you what the bank has. We shop a network of lenders, bring back the real options, and tell you which one actually costs you less — including when the answer is to do nothing.
Kenneth Travis · President & CEO · Loan Originator NMLS #233918
Explore loan options
Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, jumbo and refinance — what each one actually costs you.
OpenMortgage calculator
Payment breakdown, full amortization, and what an extra $100 a month really does.
OpenCheck my home value
A local estimate on your address, prepared by someone who works this market.
OpenClient testimonials
Real clients, in their own words, with the source shown on every one.
OpenFrom Kenneth
Longview, TX mortgage consultant
Dear Future Homeowner,
My name is Kenneth Travis, and thank you for taking the time to visit. You will find plenty here to help you buy a home or refinance the one you are in — and a few tools that give you a real number before you ever pick up the phone.
Every customer has specific needs, so we meet them with a wide range of products and lenders, and with quality service and individual attention. What I can promise you is straight answers and a team that returns your call. Whether a particular loan works is decided by underwriting, not by me — and I would rather tell you that up front than sell you something that falls apart at closing.
The question I built this company around was simple: how can we be better, how can we be different?
Kenneth Travis
President & CEO · Loan Originator NMLS #233918
United States Marine Corps, eight years, Sergeant
Core values
The standard others get measured by.
Service & Compassion
We honor the client experience by treating each borrower like a member of our family. We are in business to serve our clients, our employees, and our community.
Operational Excellence
We excel by continually improving and constantly exceeding standards. We review our processes and support systems to ensure customer satisfaction.
Trust & Integrity
We cherish lasting relationships built on integrity, transparent communication, and respect. We are committed to doing the right thing, 100% of the time.
Green means GO!
Drive home with Greenlight Mortgage. When the light turns green you should already know what you are driving into — no surprises at the closing table.
Loan options
Whatever the situation actually is.
First house, fifth house, self-employed, rebuilding credit, or just tired of the payment you have.
Conventional
The standard route, and often the lowest total cost once you qualify.
Read more First house, or credit still healingFHA
Lower down payment, more forgiving credit. The most common first step.
Read more You served, or your spouse didVA
For eligible veterans. Frequently no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance.
Read more Just outside town, or nothing savedUSDA
Zero down on eligible rural addresses. More of East Texas qualifies than people expect.
Read more Above the conforming limitJumbo
Above the conforming limit, where shopping a network of lenders matters most.
Read more Tired of the payment you haveRefinancing
Lower the payment, shorten the term, or use equity. Including the VA IRRRL.
Read moreWhy a broker
One bank has one menu. We have a network.
A loan officer at a bank can only offer you that bank's programs at that bank's pricing. If your file does not fit, the answer is no, and that is the end of the conversation.
We are a brokerage. We take the same file to a network of lenders and come back with what is actually available. That matters most on exactly the files banks find awkward — self-employed income, credit that is recovering, a rural address, a jumbo amount, a VA benefit nobody explained properly.
Tell us the situation
A short conversation or the online estimator. No hard credit pull to start.
We shop it
Your file goes to a network of lenders rather than one menu.
You decide
Options side by side in plain English, including the option to walk away.
Licensed in five states
Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota and Alabama. If you are moving out of the area — or into it — we may still be able to help.
We do not rebuild the application
Applying happens on a licensed loan origination system under Kenneth's own NMLS. Your Social Security number and income documents go there, not into a marketing website.
Client testimonials
What East Texas says.
Real clients, in their own words. Each one shows where it came from — and where we have not yet re-checked the wording against its source, it says so.
From pre-approval right through to closing on my home the Kenneth Travis team at Greenlight Mortgage did a great job. All the staff were extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The whole process was very smooth and helped remove a lot of potential stress. I would definitely use them again.
The Kenneth Travis Team was wonderful to work with they made the whole process run smooth. Candice and Anna made sure we stayed informed throughout the whole process and helped whenever and wherever along the way. I would recommend this group to everyone! Thank Ya'll So Much!!
They got us closed! That's the bottom line. Good group and a total team effort. Give them a challenge to get you closed. They are more than capable. Will definitely use them again in the future.
Greenlight Mortgage was referred to me and I couldn't be happier. As a first time buyer, I had a lot of questions and concerns. The entire team was always available and kept me informed the entire time. A very nice closure was Kenneth being at my closing just to congratulate me and thank me in person.
Kenneth and his team have helped with my refinance and buying a home now. Very effective, efficient, and welcoming to every need. Even when the wife started freaking out during parts of the transaction, they stayed calm and professional. They also do not stop when the closing is done. Best lender in East Texas.
I cannot express enough how pleased I am with every member of the Kenneth Travis team. What could have been an extremely stressful process was not stressful at all. What's even better is that they also offer a moving truck free of charge.
Kenneth Travis
President & CEO · NMLS #233918
“Green means GO! Drive home with Greenlight Mortgage.”
Where we work
East Texas is the whole point.
We live here. We know which Longview neighborhoods appraise the way people expect and which ones surprise them, which addresses just outside town still qualify for a zero-down USDA loan, and how long a Gregg County closing actually takes.
That is not a marketing line. It is the difference between a file that closes on time and one that falls over at the appraisal.
LongviewGilmerKilgoreHallsvilleWhite OakTylerMarshallJefferson
Including the Spring Hill ISD, Pine Tree ISD, Hallsville ISD communities — and we lend in five states, so a move out of the area does not have to mean a new lender.
Two minutes for a real number.
Answer a few questions and see an estimate on screen. No hard credit pull to begin, and a licensed loan officer follows up within one business day — once, not six times.
Not a commitment to lend. Subject to credit approval and underwriting.