Tampa-based mortgage lender LoanFlight Lending has been named one of the region’s fastest-growing companies by the Tampa Bay Business Journal on its Fast 50 list, the company said in a release. Since its inception in 2016, LoanFlight has quietly disrupted the mortgage industry nationwide by leveraging best-in-class technology to slash mortgage costs for its customers.

 LoanFlight has experienced 85 percent growth from 2017 to 2019 and has now been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as the 34th fastest-growing company in the region, the company said.

Paul Blaylock, LoanFlight owner and CEO, attributes its hypergrowth to its customer-first strategy.

“Focus on your end customer. It’s easy to get caught up in your own goals. But the capital that really matters is happy customers. Without them, nothing else matters,” Blaylock said in the release.

LoanFlight said its customer-first strategy starts with its laser-focused marketing philosophy. The company said it can pass savings directly to the customer in the form of low rates and no lender fees, and putting customers first allows their loan officers to help more people.

‘I’ve been able to help 326 borrowers for a total loan volume of $119,058,548 so far this year,” Allen Weinzapfel, LoanFlight senior mortgage banker said. “The LoanFlight customer-first model and state-of-the-art technology have allowed me to accomplish that while promoting a much better work-life balance than when I worked as a retail loan officer.”