Blueleaf Lending was truly designed to be different. To say that we are passionate about not only what we do, but how we do it, would be an understatement. At Blueleaf it starts with a boutique firm that has at its core an incredibly talented and experienced team of people, committed to first understanding your needs and then delivering on them in a way that absolutely exceeds expectations, enables your success, and does so in a way that makes you comfortable, confident and informed throughout.

Blueleaf’s name signifies what we feel is a very different approach to lending, at a time when it certainly feels like banking could use one. However, our value system and beliefs are anything but new. Blueleaf was founded in December of 2006 as the first tier subsidiary of Midwest Community Bank, which is more than 40 years old, family owned and run by my brother Mark and myself. Blueleaf has allowed us to enter the Chicago metropolitan marketplace while avoiding brand confusion from several other financial institutions with Midwest in their name. All of Blueleaf’s portfolio loans are self funded with relationships managed by our team of lenders. Blueleaf is not a broker. We are your lender, you are our relationship.

Blueleaf was formed to serve four primary lending purposes. The first of those is in the area of Business Lending. Whether it is for working capital, equipment and inventory financing, or capital utilization planning for merger, acquisition or shareholder buyout, we have the expertise to serve your needs and develop a long-term relationship enabling your success.

Blueleaf also specializes in a broad range of commercial real estate lending. Our commercial real estate lending runs the gamut from loans to finance multifamily, industrial, mixed use, office, and retail buildings. With a legal lending limit that is just under six million dollars for any single loan, we can facilitate a spectrum of various project types from large to small and from straightforward to complex. Tailoring unique and creative structures and solutions to accommodate our client’s specific needs, while also being aggressively priced, has been our hallmark.

Blueleaf was also founded to provide what we feel is one of the best residential lending systems in the country. If you seek a home loan, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to provide the most benefit for you. In this regard, we will find you the best loan available in the marketplace. For many of the home loans we originate our clients prefer that we keep their loan and retain the servicing through our direct relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through our parent company, Midwest Community Bank. How refreshing not to have your loan sold off! These options for our clients truly represent the best of both worlds and are delivered in a way that is all about the customer experience.

Finally, one of Blueleaf’s most unique product offerings is our Purchase/Rehab loan product. This is offered for both owner occupied and investment properties. In today’s market, where so many of the incredible purchase opportunities are either bank owned or short sales and need some work, this loan product has enabled our clients to capitalize on purchase opportunities that result in immediate equity, while protecting their liquidity and return on investment. We will even do these in Jumbo loan sizes. If you have the vision and fortitude to go through a little construction, it can be incredibly powerful for you. My brother and I believe in this so much because we grew up working with our father rehabbing, renting, selling and investing in real estate. This included the duplex home next to the railroad tracks that we first lived in growing up, while we rented out the other side. Leveraging this real estate portfolio was how the family was able to purchase its first bank Offering a product like this and witnessing over and over again what an enabler for people’s future it has been has truly been rewarding.

We also pride ourselves on a team comprised of some of the very best professionals the industry has to offer. We have always said that there are tremendous correlations between the way that employees are treated and the way that customers are treated and vice versa. We think that you will find a boutique firm with a small but highly impactful group of lenders empowered by an absolutely first class support staff and procedures without a lot of red tape or bureaucracy to wade through. Our goal has always been to be the best, not the biggest. The result is a team of people who pride themselves at exceeding expectations consistently, and have the empowerment and skills to truly understand your particular needs and goals and deliver on them. Thank you for taking an interest in Blueleaf Lending and we welcome the opportunity to play a small role in helping you achieve success and look forward to getting to know you better!