The Rome Team
Guides in the home buying process.
Our Mission
At the Rome Team, we understand that purchasing a home can be overwhelming.
We have customized the lending experience, so you can be at ease and can focus on finding a home to build a life in.
- Proactive Communication
- We Do What We Say We Will
- Put the Client First
At Our Core
Wheter it’s providing exceptional service to our clients or fully suporting our business partners, FOR US, IT’S PERSONAL. We take our relationships to heart, and go over and above to ensure you know we personally care about you.
From the minute you speak with one of our team members we are confident you will know you are in good hands. We utilize technology and add a level of personal service that creates the perfect combination for a low-stress hassle-free mortgage process.
If you are looking to buy a new home and want to work with a local, experienced, caring professional whose main goal is to help you achieve your dream home ownership in the most financially sound way possible… you have come to the right place and we can’t wait to meet you.
Our Team
Mark Rome
Branch Manager
NMLS#: 8174
Mark was born and grew up in Denver and is the oldest of 3 kids. He moved to Kansas in 1993 to attend the University of Kansas and move to Kansas City after graduating with a degree in Accounting and Business. He started in the mortgage business in 1999 and has helped over 2,000 families with their mortgage needs.
In 2005 Mark and his partners started Kansas City Mortgage Group and grew the company until 2012 when they sold it to Cornerstone Home Lending. Mark ran the Kansas City area for Cornerstone from 2012-2018, then joined Fairway in 2018 as a branch manager.
Mark spends most of his time managing his direct team to help clients and realtors with their mortgages and business growth. He also manages the full branch of 30 people, including 11 other loan officers.
His favorite part is helping his clients maximize the mortgage expense. “most people’s largest lifetime expense will be their mortgage expenses. They will typically pay well into the 6 figures over a lifetime. I love counseling people on how to make the largest expense of their life as optimal as possible.”
Mark was married in 2006 to Julie and they have 3 awesome kids. Molly, Charlie and Annie. He is an active member of Cure of Ars church and school. He spends his free time playing golf, traveling with his family, attending his kids activities, and watching his favorite sports teams whenever he can. Go Jayhawks, Royals, and Broncos!!! (please don’t hate him for the Broncos love.)
Andrew Cunard
Loan Officer
NMLS#: 876631
Andrew loves working with the close-knit team we have built here at Fairway at Corporate Woods. He is passionate about helping clients navigate the ins and outs of the ever-changing mortgage world and making what can be a stressful experience as easy as possible.
After growing up in Kansas and attending Shawnee Mission School, Andrew received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Wartburg College in Waverly. He returned to Kansas City where he recently completed his Master of Business Administration from Rockhurst University while working with the Rome Team. He has been in the mortgage industry for over 8 years and is highly organized, detail-oriented and focused on superior custom service.
When not assisting clients with their home purchase, Andrew shares his love of music and his amazing voice with audience members as he performs with Te Deum Chamber Choir and at his church, Atonement Lutheran Church. He is also a phenomenal chef and enjoys playing soccer.
Lacy Foltz
Loan Officer
NMLS#: 797560
Lacy has been in the financial industry since 2009. She spent years serving in various roles such as a Branch Manager, Consumer Loan Underwriter, VP of Business Banking, and of course, her absolute passion – as a Mortgage Loan Officer! Her career path has allowed her the opportunity to gain experience in several facets of finances, which have equipped her to be a well-rounded resource for her clients and referral partners with the knowledge she has gained throughout the years.
Relationship building is what she is most passionate about. She looks at every conversation with a client as an opportunity to get to know them personally and offer education or resources that can help them well beyond the closing of their loan. She looks at every mortgage, not as a “transaction”, but as a new friendship in which she can celebrate alongside them as they make one of the biggest decisions of their life. She strives to take as much of the stress and anxiety out of the equation as possible. She says: “This is not a mortgage transaction; this is a life-long relationship I build with each of my clients. A relationship so strong they never want to go anywhere else for their next 5 mortgages and they tell all their friends and family about their experience working with The Rome Team”.
Lacy was born in a small town in Oklahoma and moved to Kansas when she was 7. She has been with her husband, Kyle, since 2011 and they live in Kansas City with their two fur-babies, Jaxon & Marley. She loves everything the Kansas City area has to offer and feels so at home here. In her spare time, you will probably find her at the gym, listening to podcasts, reading a psychological thriller book, watching HGTV, at a home décor store (she’s a tad obsessed with interior decorating!), or on a patio drinking a good cocktail or beer with her husband and friends.
She’s passionate about keeping a positive mindset and strives to spread her positivity everywhere she goes. Each day she incorporates meditation, gratitude, mindfulness, an intense workout, and listening to motivational podcasts (most days at the crack of dawn!). Her motto is “if you do good, good will come to you”. Her clients can feel her positive energy from the moment they first speak with her. Her responsiveness, attention to detail, and upbeat attitude attracts others to want to do business with her.
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation History
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1996 by Steve Jacobson. Just five years after opening its doors, Fairway reached the $1 billion funded mark. With a strong focus on purchase business, we continue to grow each year, funding $22 billion in 2017.
Customer service is a way of life at Fairway. Not only are we dedicated to finding the best rates for our customers, we also offer some of the fastest turn times in the industry. Our goal is to act as your trusted advisor, providing highly personalized service and guiding you through every step of the loan process. It’s all designed to exceed your expectations, guarantee your satisfaction, and earn your trust.
Fairway is dedicated to the highest level of service, demonstrated through consistent, informative communication with clients and their real estate partners. Our main priority is ensuring that the trust we are given is backed by accurate, on-time paperwork delivered with the best technology available. We strive to streamline the mortgage process for our clients and make it stress free for all parties involved.
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is licensed in all 50 states and has headquarters in Madison, WI, and Carrollton, TX.
At Fairway, we strongly believe that the way we do things is just as important as what we do. Every employee is guided by our Core Values, which form the foundation on which we work and conduct ourselves. These values are not descriptions of the work we do as a company or the strategies we employ to accomplish our mission; they underlie our work, how we interact with each other, and guide us in determining how to best serve our customers, employees, and local communities.
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