Meet the Veteran Lending Council

Eric Ensley is a VA Loan Advisor with a Ross Mortgage. He is a Veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has a heart for helping his fellow service members. When he is not teaching classes or writing loans, Eric can be found spending time with his wife and two young daughters.

As a founding member of the Veteran Lending Council, Matthew Stevens specializes in guerrilla marketing and social influence.  Hailing from a rural community instead of an urban area emphasizes this effectiveness across multiple states.  Matthew has a proven track record  of molding average loan officers into stronger producers.

Steve Brand is a grizzled "mortgage veteran" who cut his teeth in the MN and Western WI mortgage markets in 2001. He’s been a loan officer, sales manager & mortgage company owner. Few loan officers can bring as broad of a perspective to a transaction as Steve can.

Steve started his mission and passion to serve Veterans in 2011.  He continues to train Realtors and Loan Originators locally and around the country to better serve our Veterans needs and realize the American dream of Home-Ownership.

Brad Stinson- The Mortgage Marine

Brad is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, VA Home Loan Specialist and Certified Senior Instructor at Veteran Lending Council

Brad enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2004 and stationed at Camp Pendleton, California and made multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Currently, Brad lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and 2 daughters (Ava and Claire). He is a Officer with 92 for22, a Non-Profit Organization raising awareness for PTSD & Veteran Suicide. He is also the Chapter Leader with VETSports West Michigan, dedicated to helping Veterans achieve better physical, mental, and emotional health through sports

On his free time, you can find Brad the gun range, playing sports and raising his daughters to be the next generation of “princess” warriors

Michael Fischer is Passionate and Dedicated to  and Empowering the Veteran community through advocating for the VA home loan benefit 

 Through efforts in originating, teaching, training, and collaborating, Michael Helped create the Veteran Lending Council.   The Veteran Lending Council is a High Level training, mentoring and support oriented group that is dedicated to serving veterans by training the  Loan Officer, Real Estate Agent and Veteran communities to help Veterans Manage Debt, Get their offers Accepted and Build Wealth.    Michael is also a co Founder of MLO Network,  The VLC and a Branch Manager.