Patricia Ryan

Mortgage professional Patricia Ryan specializes in helping borrowers get approved to buy homes, but her career began with a memorable rejection. After graduating from college, Ryan applied for a marketing role at a bank. Yet she was denied it and offered a position as a loan processor instead. She took that position, which set her down the path of what would become a long and fulfilling career as a loan officer. Looking back, she says, “I’m so happy they never offered me that marketing job!”

Today, Ryan has 36 years of mortgage industry experience, twenty-seven of them as a mortgage originator. She is a vice president of residential lending at the Danvers branch of Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp., where she closed more than $38 million in home financing in 2021. Industry publication Mortgage Executive Magazine ranks her among the top 1% of mortgage originators in the nation based on loan volume.

Ryan is known for going above and beyond to help clients and professional partners. “If a borrower is in a challenging situation and has trouble qualifying, I will turn over every stone for them,” she insists. “If I am unable to make a deal work, I will even make calls to other companies to see if they can help my client. I just do not drop the ball.” Her dedication to service also means she is available 24/7.

While Ryan is willing to work with competitors, she rarely needs to. She has access to a vast loan catalog at Draper and Kramer Mortgage and is very knowledgeable on all programs and borrower types. Her favorite part of the job, though, is assisting first-time borrowers. “Helping clients successfully get into their first homes is my greatest pride,” she declares.