Author: Robin Escott

Saratoga Springs, New York, November 15, 2023 – Century Health & Housing Capital, LLC (“Century”), a Saratoga Springs, NY–based national commercial real estate finance company, and division of Velocity Financial Inc. (VEL) NYSE, announced it has hired Cathy Pharis as Executive Vice President.  

President and CEO Kyle Perry has been making strategic hires over the past 18 months and most recently brought Cathy to the team. “We are extremely excited to have someone with Cathy’s background and experience join Century’s expanding team.”  In her new role, Cathy will leverage her expertise in all aspects of lending, underwriting, and servicing operations focused on building client relationships. “With over 30 years of experience, Cathy brings extensive knowledge and perspective to the Century Team, at a time when we are growing nationally,” stated Perry. Prior to joining Century, Cathy spent the last 13 years as the head of Wells Fargo’s FHA platform and prior to that as Director at Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, including predecessor companies.  During Cathy’s 30-year career she has focused on financing FHA-insured multifamily transactions with special attention to affordable housing. At a time when our nation is facing a shortage of affordable housing, Century is positioning itself as a resource to developers and owners looking to finance multi-family housing and help fill the gap across the country.

About Century Health & Housing Capital 

Founded in 1992, Century provides FHA/HUD-insured mortgage financing for the multifamily housing industry, senior living and long-term care facilities and hospitals. Century is an approved Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) mortgagee and Governmental National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) issuer/servicer, including approvals for FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) and LEAN healthcare lender programs. Century also acts as financial advisor for non-FHA insured transactions and will assist in arranging Bridge-to-HUD financing. Century is a relationship driven lender that not only originates, processes, underwrites and funds its own loans, but also services its loans during both the construction and permanent loan stages – enabling it to form long term relationships with clients. Century’s mission is to provide its clients with personalized, responsive, and professional service while focusing on their immediate financing needs and long-term goals.

About Velocity Financial, Inc.

Based in Westlake Village, California, Velocity is a vertically integrated real estate finance company that primarily originates and manages business purpose loans secured by 1-4-unit residential rental and small commercial properties.  Velocity originates loans nationwide across an extensive network of independent mortgage brokers built and refined over 19 years.  

Velocity Investors and Media: 
Chris Oltmann (818) 532-3708

Century Media:
Kyle Perry (866) 505-3861

Saratoga Springs, New York – Century Health & Housing Capital, LLC (“Century”), a Saratoga Springs, NY–based national commercial real estate finance company, and division of Velocity Financial Inc. (VEL) NYSE, is expanding its team locally and nationally to meet the growing demand for financing multifamily housing and healthcare facilities. At a time when our nation is facing a shortage of housing and banks are tightening, Century offers owners and developers a different option for long-term financing.  

President and CEO Kyle Perry explains, “We hear our clients discuss plans to develop multifamily housing projects without having access to financing through traditional sources, such as banks. Century provides available options through HUD’s stable FHA-insured financing programs, and we provide a hands-on, personal approach walking our clients through the process every step of the way.” Over the past 18 months, Perry has grown his team of five to 18 by recruiting industry veterans, including hiring Daniel Jacques, a former Senior Vice President at KeyBank, as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Dan is focused on business enablement technology and geographic growth initiatives and partnerships to allow Century to expand into new markets and hire the best talent to better serve their clients nationally. 

Century has expanded its geographic reach with team members in Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York, and often finds itself following clients as far away as Florida, Texas, and California.  Additionally, Perry recently hired Cathy Pharis, a veteran of the FHA-insured financing industry who has focused her 30-year career financing multifamily transactions and affordable housing. Also new to Century are Rick Sherman and Brian Harrahy, who both bring more than 20 years of FHA/HUD industry experience to Century. Pharis works out of Cleveland, OH, Harrahy works out of Boston and Sherman is in Scottsdale, AZ. The team will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships across the industry expanding Century’s reach throughout the multifamily housing and healthcare sectors.  

“At a time when our nation is facing a shortage of housing, market rate, affordable and residential healthcare, Century is positioning itself as a resource to developers and owners looking for long term, attractive financing and helping to fill the gap across the country,” stated Perry.

About Century Health & Housing Capital 

Founded in 1992, Century is a direct lender and loan servicer, providing FHA/HUD-insured mortgage financing for the multifamily housing industry, senior living and long-term care facilities. Century is an approved Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) mortgagee and Governmental National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) issuer/servicer, including approvals for FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) and LEAN healthcare lender programs. Century is a relationship driven lender that not only originates, processes, underwrites, and funds its own loans, but also services its loans during both the construction and permanent loan stages – enabling it to form long-term relationships with clients. Century’s mission is to provide its clients with personalized, responsive, and professional service while focusing on their immediate financing needs and long-term goals.

About Velocity Financial, Inc.

Based in Westlake Village, California, Velocity is a vertically integrated real estate finance company that primarily originates and manages business purpose loans secured by 1-4-unit residential rental and small commercial properties.  Velocity originates loans nationwide across an extensive network of independent mortgage brokers built and refined over 19 years.  

Velocity Investors and Media: 
Chris Oltmann (818) 532-3708

Century Media:
Kyle Perry (866) 505-3861

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Oct. 24, 2023 – Century Health & Housing Capital (CHHC), an approved Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgagee and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) issuer/servicer, has selected LendingStandard, a software-driven platform specializing in the origination, underwriting, and processing of multifamily loans.

“Our mission is to provide FHA-insured financing to multifamily developers and healthcare owners/operators who aim to create better living conditions in their communities,” said Dan Jacques, Managing Director and COO, Century Health & Housing Capital. “The LendingStandard Saas HUD solution is a best-in-class business-enablement solution that will enhance our processes and help us to deliver on our commitment to service excellence.”

Founded in 1992, Century Health & Housing Capital team has provided over $16.5 billion in FHA-insured, GNMA-collateralized financings for market-rate multifamily, affordable housing, healthcare, and hospital projects throughout the United States.

Mark Costa, CRO of LendingStandard, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are thrilled to join forces with Century Health & Housing Capital in their pursuit of innovation and excellence. Our state-of-the-art SaaS HUD solution is designed to empower organizations like Century Health to operate at peak efficiency.”

The new SaaS HUD solution will provide Century Health & Housing Capital with a comprehensive suite of tools to facilitate the management of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans and related processes. This includes seamless automation of key tasks, advanced reporting capabilities, and compliance assurance, all within a secure and user-friendly platform.

About Century Health & Housing Capital: Founded in 1992 with a mission to provide FHA-insured financing to multifamily developers and healthcare owners/operators who aim to create better living conditions in their communities. The collective Century Health & Housing Capital team has provided over $16.5 billion in FHA-insured, GNMA-collateralized financings for market-rate multifamily, affordable housing, healthcare, and hospital projects throughout the United States.

About LendingStandard: Established in 2015 in Kansas City, Kansas, LendingStandard is a software-driven platform specializing in the origination, underwriting, closing, and processing of all Commercial Real Estate loan types. Its expanding team of seasoned professionals and ever-increasing products and solutions aim to streamline the complex commercial lending process and drive efficiencies and value to its clients.