Legacy archive
Former Opes Advisors team (mortgage advisory era 2002–2018)
Company transition
Opes Advisors, Inc operated as a US mortgage advisory firm from 2002 and became a division of Flagstar Bank in 2017. The mortgage operation wound down in the years that followed. In 2026 the opesadvisors.com domain was acquired by a new editorial team and rebuilt as an independent review site covering forex brokers, crypto exchanges and prop trading firms for an international audience. The new entity operates under different leadership and has no continuing relationship with the former mortgage business, its employees or its branch offices.
Team members on record
Bill Lathrop
Branch Manager and Mortgage Advisor · Lacey
Bryan Russell
Branch Manager · Los Gatos
George Erbele
Mortgage Advisor · Modesto
Jim DeMarco
Branch Manager · Seattle
Lisa K. Sapolu
Sales Manager · Honolulu
Mark C. Hall
Former mortgage advisory team member
Paul Fortier
Mortgage Advisor · Eugene
Scott Williams
Mortgage Advisor and Branch Manager · Spokane
Tawnya Lettau Nodder
Mortgage Advisor · San Luis Obispo
Ted Nusenow
Former mortgage advisory team member
Tram Bowen
Mortgage Advisor and Branch Manager · Seattle
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