Quadrant Homes announced today the launch of TRI Pointe Connect as its in-house mortgage originator, making Washington one of the first two states in the nation to offer mortgage services through the new company. Formed as a joint venture between Quadrant’s parent company, TRI Pointe Group, and imortgage, TRI Pointe Connect opened its doors in Washington and Arizona today, before the planned launch in six other states. imortgage is one of the nation’s top five nonbank retail mortgage lenders and a division of loanDepot LLC.

“We’re proud to offer this innovative new service to our buyers,” said Ken Krivanec, President of Quadrant Homes. “We’ve had a highly successful working relationship with imortgage since January 2014, so it made sense for Quadrant to be one of the first TRI Pointe Group builders to roll out this service, which will offer one of the most streamlined buying experiences available in the market today, matching individual home buyers with specific loan services that meet their unique needs.”

The rollout of TRI Pointe Connect in Washington and Arizona follows less than a year after one of the largest mergers in homebuilding history, wherein Quadrant Homes and four other builders became part of TRI Pointe Group in the company’s 2014 merger with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO). The merger made TRI Pointe Group one of the top 10 largest public homebuilders by market equity capitalization in the United States; TRI Pointe Connect is the company’s first lending service and will be launched across all six TRI Pointe Group homebuilding brands. TRI Pointe Connect’s focus will be on competitive mortgage products, personalized service and an enhanced buying experience.

Quadrant Homes is in its 46th year as a Puget Sound based homebuilder and has a 94 percent willingness to refer (as measured by GuildQuality). The imortgage builder platform has produced the highest customer service scores of all U.S. lenders, as measured by Eliant in 2014. TRI Pointe Connect will offer an integrated team of mortgage loan consultants on-site in the Seattle market; they will provide personalized service, competitive rates, and a wide portfolio of mortgage products to Quadrant buyers – all intended to make the homebuying process simple and smooth.

“We look forward to continuing our successful relationship with Quadrant Homes, and are thrilled to roll out TRI Pointe Connect in Washington as well as in Arizona,” said Dean Bloxom, President of imortgage. “Through TRI Pointe Connect, we’ll be able to leverage the in-house knowledge that imortgage has offered customers for over 15 years. We look forward to providing customers with best-in-class service across all six of TRI Pointe Group’s brands.”

For more information about Quadrant Homes, imortgage, and TRI Pointe Group, visit www.quadranthomes.com/financing, www.imortgage.com, and www.TriPointeGroup.com.

About Quadrant Homes

More Washingtonians live in a Quadrant home than in one constructed by any other builder. Quadrant Homes is now in its 46th year of award-winning home building in the Puget Sound region. The company is currently building or developing new-home communities in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, and Skagit counties. Quadrant was recognized with the 2010 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction, has been named a Builder of the Year by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, and one of Washington’s Best Work Places by The Puget Sound Business Journal. Quadrant Homes is a member of TRI Pointe Group (NYSE: TPH), a family of premium regional homebuilders supported by the significant resources, economies of scale and thought leadership of a national foundation. Together this makes TRI Pointe Group one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S. For more information, visit the Quadrant Homes website, Quadrant Homes Twitter and Quadrant Homes Facebook.

About TRI Pointe Group

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TRI Pointe Group (NYSE: TPH) is a family of premium regional homebuilders that design, build and sell homes in major U.S. markets. As one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States, TRI Pointe Group combines the resources, operational sophistication and leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, community ties and agility of local homebuilders. The TRI Pointe Group family includes Maracay Homes in Arizona, Pardee Homes in California and Nevada, Quadrant Homes in Washington, Trendmaker Homes in Texas, TRI Pointe Homes in California and Colorado, and Winchester Homes in the Washington, D.C., area. For more information, please visit www.TriPointeGroup.com.

About imortgage

imortgage is a leading private nonbank national retail mortgage lender based in Scottsdale, AZ. Established in 1999, imortgage operates 85+ local branch offices throughout the United States and is one of the fastest-growing, most well-respected retail lenders in the country today. imortgage delivers a service-driven, customer-focused home loan purchase experience which has earned the company the exclusive Eliant Certification for Customer Service Excellence. imortgage is a loanDepot LLC brand operating under NMLS# 174457. Learn more about imortgage at imortgage.com or by calling a local branch.