DTP North Dallas, TX - Chapter Leader
John Snell
VIP Mortgage, Inc.
Phone: (972) 523-3381
eMail:
john@texasdivorcelender.com
Experience
John Snell has been a residential mortgage loan originator since 1993. He founded and operated Integra Mortgage, Inc. from 1997-2009, twice earning a spot on the Dallas Business Journal’s coveted Book of Lists under the Largest Residential Mortgage Lenders category. After the 2008 real estate market collapse, John reinvented his mortgage practice, which he describes as more of a “boutique” operation, with himself and a small support staff.
John is a past president of the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Mortgage Brokers and was one of the first lenders in Texas to obtain the Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) designation issued by the Divorce Lending Association in 2014. He has written and taught CLE courses on divorce/mortgage issues and is trained in Collaborative Law.
John dedicates 75% of his mortgage practice to helping divorcing individuals and couples with their home loan and credit needs. He is known not only for his empathy in working with divorcing clients, but also his skill in closing loans efficiently and on time.
Education
M.B.A. - University of Michigan, real estate/finance concentration
M. Architecture - University of Michigan
B.S. Architecture - University of Michigan
Licensing/Certification
National Residential Mortgage Loan Originator (RMLO) #281517
Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) since 2014
Continuing Legal Education (courses created/approved by the Texas Bar CLE)
The Use of a Reverse Mortgage as a Strategic Tool in Settling Gray Divorce
Cases, 2024 - Collin County Bar Association Family Law Section
Owelty Liens and Creative Financing Options with Homestead in the Context of
Divorce, 2022 - Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section
Post-Divorce Mortgage Qualifying for the Stay-at-Home Parent, 2019
Divorce and the Marital Home, 2014
Collaborative Divorce
Collaborative Law Spring Conference 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2015-2017
Collaborative Law Basic Training -2015 , Course Director Melinda Eitzen
Member - Collaborative Divorce Texas
Personal
John and his wife, Cherie, have been married for 35 years. They have two adult children, Hannah, a civil engineer, and Parker, a music educator. In his spare time, John enjoys college football and classic rock concerts.