Fifth Third Bank announced recently that Tim Perry, notable mortgage banker, has joined the bank’s mortgage team. Perry is a longtime resident of Park Ridge and has enjoyed a very successful career as a real estate lender throughout the Park Ridge, Niles, Des Plaines and neighboring communities. He joins Fifth Third Bank after serving as vice president of mortgage lending at Guaranteed Rate.

Perry has successfully completed over 10,000 loans, and continues to work with potential homeowners in the Park Ridge and northwest suburban communities. He has worked through home depreciation and loan conversions, as well as FHA transactions. Perry has been a top-producing loan officer for more than 15 years, and is excited to now be working for Fifth Third Mortgage Company, the 13th largest mortgage originator in the country, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.