Southeastern and Coastal Carolina Regional Manager

Ryan Heinemann has been leading the residential mortgage business since October of 2000. As a Preferred Lender by many realtors, Ryan is committed to a high level of customer service with his clients and strategic partners.

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During his 21 years of experience, he has assisted first time homebuyers, high-net-worth borrowers, self-employed borrowers, investment borrowers, and others from loan application to closing. Ryan is currently the Regional Manager and leader of the Heinemann Mortgage Team at American Security Mortgage Corp., Ryan is always committed to putting forth all of his efforts and resources to secure your home loan, which is important in this competitive market. He always makes his clients feel comfortable knowing they are working with a well informed, trustworthy and experienced professional. Ryan enjoys spending time with family, traveling, exercising and playing with his dog Woody, on the beach. Ryan looks forward to adding you to his long list of successful business relationships!

Licensed to work in: Florida (LO9464), South Carolina (MLO - 140899), North Carolina (I-149306), Georgia (MLO140899), Virginia (MLO-20898VA)

NMLS# 140899

Charleston and Mount Pleasant Mortgage Loan Originator, Branch Manager

As the Branch Manager of American Security Mortgage Corp, John Heinemann is currently overseeing the Charleston, SC office. John has over 15 years of experience in the mortgage and banking industry.

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Licensed in South Carolina, John also holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelors of Science in Engineering. He was born and raised in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and is happily married to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, and is the father of three children. John is dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service to his clients and is ready to assist with all of your mortgage needs!

NMLS# 1648717

Operations Manager

As the Operations Manager for American Security Mortgage, Lauren Hays brings over 11 years of customer service experience to the team. Lauren graduated from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida and enjoys working with clients to make sure they are educated on the mortgage loan process and informed every step of the way.

NMLS# 1637127

Charleston and Mount Pleasant Mortgage Loan Originator

With 15 years experience as a mortgage loan officer, Brian Davidson is a graduate of the College of Charleston and still resides in town! While at the College of Charleston Brian met his future wife, Heather Davidson. Brian and Heather have 3 sons to keep them busy at home and he enjoys coaching youth soccer in his spare time.

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Brian's knowledge and experience as a mortgage loan officer with American Security Mortgage, enables him to help each customer find the best mortgage product while receiving excellent customer service.

NMLS# 414442

Murrells Inlet Mortgage Loan Officer Assistant

A licensed administrator who manages the upfront/initial processes for the American Security Mortgage loan files, Kathy Barnes has a very strong background of 40 years in Administration. She has been with the American Security Mortgage for 15 years now and has extensive knowledge of the mortgage industry.

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Kathy has an Associate degree in Business Administration from Horry Technical College and attended the University of South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach campus. Kathy works hard to establish a personal connection to assist, not only the borrowers but also the team members, providing them with training and education. As a native of the Pawleys Island/Georgetown, South Carolina area, she is very familiar with the community and the local professionals, such as lawyers, real estate agents and other individuals that are often involved in the mortgage process. This is another one of the many strong personal factors when it comes to helping connect clients to what and who they need to ensure the process of obtaining a purchase or refinance mortgage is a smooth experience from application to closing. When Kathy is not hard at work, she loves spending ‘porch time’ with her hubby, singing as a member of her church’s worship team and doing anything and everything with her children and grandchildren.

NMLS# 881220

Mortgage Loan Processor

Breanna began her role with American Security Mortgage with 15 years in the real estate industry. As a Mortgage Loan Processor, she is committed to providing our customers with the highest level of customer service and professionalism.

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A South Carolina native, she received her Bachelors of Science from Coastal Carolina University and is currently working on her Master’s Degree. When Breanna is not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, being with her puppies, traveling and being outdoors.

Company Liaison/Loan Concierge

Suzanne grew up in Gainesville, FL before moving to Charlotte, NC in 1996. She began her career in the mortgage industry 25 years ago. Suzanne started out as a receptionist, and became intrigued by the business and immediately sought to learn more.

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After a brief time working as a Loan Originator, she went on to work as a Loan Processor for the next 20 years. Today, Suzanne uses her vast knowledge and experience from the various departments in the industry as the Corporate Liaison at American Security Mortgage. Today she is married with 2 kids, still living in Charlotte and working at the corporate headquarters.