this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message first california mortgage company type private industry finance founded 1977 founder dennis hart headquarters petaluma ca u.s. area served united states key people christopher k. hart president brandon case executive vice president capital markets david heier chief financial officer joe mckone executive vice president national production howard sackson chief information officer products financial services number of employees 350 divisions wholesale retail consumer direct website www.firstcal.net first california mortgage company first cal is a mortgage lender based in petaluma california 1 with branches in tempe arizona novato california westlake village california greenwood village colorado steamboat springs colorado and honolulu hawaii . first cal is currently lending in arizona california colorado hawaii idaho nevada new mexico oregon and washington and previously provided loans in 42 u.s. states . 2 to date first cal has funded more than 300 000 home loans mostly in california and has a better business bureau rating of a . 3 the company tagline is together we prosper . first cal offers purchase and refinance programs with a variety of loan programs including fha va homepath and jumbo loans . 4 history edit first cal was founded in 1977 by dennis hart to provide builder and retail financing . in 1986 they expanded opening a wholesale division called headlands mortgage . first cal sold its loan and servicing operations to a fortune 500 company in 1995 . 5 three years later headlands was taken public nasdaq hdld prior to being sold to greenpoint mortgage in 1999 . in 2003 first cal resumed mortgage lending to serve mortgage brokers and retail borrowers in the san francisco bay area 6 behind president christopher k hart son of dennis hart . today first cal holds licenses to lend in 9 states . community service edit first cal is a silver sponsor and participates as a team in the american cancer society s relay for life . 7 first cal also participates in the pajama program which provided pajamas and books to children in need . references edit http www.northbaybusinessjournal.com 26174 first cal leases more space in petaluma http www.firstcal.net aboutus.htm http www.bbb.org greater san francisco business reviews mortgages first california mortgage company in petaluma ca 118566 https www.facebook.com firstcal info http dealworks.net about history http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 35392718 http main.acsevents.org site tr relayforlife rflcy14ca team id 1495100 & pg team & fr id 57966 http www.cnbc.com 2016 02 03 blizzard may be behind 26 drop in mortgage applications.html http www.sfgate.com realestate article just approved miscalculated income nearly 6827700.php http www.northbaybusinessjournal.com 26174 first cal leases more space in petaluma http www.firstcal.net aboutus.htm http www.bbb.org greater san francisco business reviews mortgages first california mortgage company in petaluma ca 118566 https www.facebook.com firstcal info http dealworks.net about history http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 35392718 http main.acsevents.org site tr relayforlife rflcy14ca team id 1495100 & pg team & fr id 57966 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first california mortgage & oldid 705349031 categories mortgage lenders of the united stateshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from august 2010pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 february 2016 at 23 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view