With a goal to grow its accounts and deposits nationwide , Gateway Mortgage Group is preparing in mid-2019 to launch Gateway First Bank , its full-service , direct-toconsumer digital bank

B uying a home is a pivotal decision for anybody . Much more than a routine commercial transaction , it speaks to that person ’ s aspirations , hopes , and family identity . It was with this awareness , and a vision to help families and communities grow stronger through home ownership , that Kevin J Stitt , a career professional in the mortgage industry , started up Gateway Mortgage Group in 2000 . By 2017 , through some of the most challenging times for the housing market , Stitt had grown Gateway to become one of the largest privately held mortgage origination and servicing companies in America , employing more than 1,200 people at 160 branch offices . In November 2018 , Kevin Stitt was elected Governor of the State of Oklahoma , but before he stepped aside from the position as CEO at Gateway he had been able to advance a long-held desire to move beyond the origination and servicing of mortgage loans and turn the company into a fully-fledged bank . Leveraging the expertise of Stephen Curry , a banker specializing in banking