much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message american advisors group in founded irvine california usa 2004 headquarters 3800 w. chapman avenue orange california 92868 united states key people reza jahangiri ceo founder employees 1000 2015 website www.aag.com american advisors group aag is the top lender in the american reverse mortgage industry licensed to operate in 48 states . 1 2 the company provides government insured home equity conversion mortgage hecm loans and has 81 geographical areas approved for business by hud . 3 contents 1 history 2 scope 3 marketing 3.1 spokespeople 4 references history edit american advisors group was founded in 2004 by reza jahangiri president and chief executive officer . 2 4 in june 2009 the company received a capital infusion commitment from private equity firm jam equity partners of el segundo california an investment said to give aag the resources needed to compete on a national level with a celebrity spokesperson and to build a recognizable brand . at the same time the company announced it had brought in a new management team from liberty reverse mortgage genworth and the senior lending network . jahangiri told reverse mortgage daily that the company would be sticking with retail rather than moving to other aspects of the business . 5 6 aag completed its first home mortgage backed security hmbs issuance in july 2013 after receiving approval from ginnie mae 7 in a program said to be an essential financial solution for a growing number of senior citizens . . 8 the company was named as the leading hmbs issuer for the first half of 2015 according to newview advisors llc . 9 scope edit aag provides government insured home equity conversion mortgage hecm loans and has 81 hud approved areas for business . 3 the organization is headquartered in orange county california . 10 11 12 aag launched its wholesale division in june 2012 . 13 it later named kimberly kerrigan smith who had been with generation mortgage as senior vice president of wholesale lending . 14 marketing edit spokespeople edit in october 2009 aag announced that film and television actor peter graves had been selected as the spokesperson for the second half of the company s national media campaign which in its first phase had featured personalized stories of the way that reverse mortgages had affected homeowners . he remained spokesman until his death in march 2010 . 15 former u.s. senator fred thompson of tennessee became the aag spokesman in may 2010 until his death on november 1st 2015 . thompson was an attorney actor author and commentator who was active in politics and hosted a nationally syndicated radio show . 16 17 thompson was featured in aag s national tv campaign its website its customer information packets and dvds . thompson s commercials also promoted the benefits of an aag reverse mortgage for american seniors . the advertisements ran on cable and national networks . 16 aag currently has an ad running that claims that a 4 legged stool is more stable than a 3 legged stool . this is geometrically incorrect . if you ask a mathematician they will tell you that it takes 3 points to make a plane . this means that no matter what three points you have regardless of their position they will make a plane . four points can skew that plane . this is the reason that true milking stools will have three legs . regardless of how level they are they will still be more steady . a fourth leg can cause the stool to wobble . references edit nmls consumer access . retrieved 7 august 2012 . a b billingsley eric . reverse mortgage lending sees consolidation stimulus boost . orange county business journal . orange county business journal . retrieved 19 january 2012 . a b u.s. department of housing and urban development . lender american advisors group . lender aafb data . retrieved 16 january 2012 . makkar aman september 2011 . we are cis . the reverse review 20 25 . retrieved 16 january 2012 . yedinak john . exclusive interview with ceo of aag . reverse mortgage daily . reverse mortgage daily . retrieved 16 january 2012 . yedinak john . reverse mortgage lender raises 4 million gears up for expansion . reverse mortgage daily . reverse mortgage daily . retrieved 29 may 2013 . elizabeth ecker despite market changes aag looks to set new reverse mortgage records reverse mortgage daily august 5 2013 home equity conversion mortgage backed security hmbs program ginniemae january 18 2013 http newviewadvisors.com commentary hmbs issuer 2015 first half league tables aag overtakes rms collins jeff . lender sees rapid growth . orange county register . orange county register . retrieved 6 december 2013 . better business bureau . american advisors group . bbb business review . the better business bureau of the southland inc. retrieved 10 august 2012 . jeff collins american advisers group sees rapid growth orange county register december 5 2013 page 1 yedinak john . aag launches wholesale reverse mortgage division hires chargin as ae . reverse mortgage daily . retrieved 29 may 2013 . elizabeth ecker aag hires kim smith to oversee reverse mortgage wholesale channel reverse mortgage daily january 6 2013 yedinak john . reverse mortgage lender rolls out celebrity media campaign . reverse mortgage daily . retrieved 16 january 2012 . a b yedinak john . aag announces fred thompson as reverse mortgage spokesman . reverse mortgage daily . retrieved 16 january 2012 . sullivan bob . from presidential candidate to paid mouthpiece politicians cashing in . the redtape chronicles . nbc news . retrieved 29 may 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american advisors group & oldid 741435875 categories mortgage lendersfinancial services companies of the united statesfinancial services companies established in 2004companies based in orange californiaamerican companies established in 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