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Veterans United Home Loans named to national Great Place to Work® 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplace list in Fortune magazine

October 25, 2012

Veterans United Home Loans receives No. 21 best medium workplace ranking for employees commitment to great culture.

COLUMBIA, Mo. Great Place to Work named Veterans United Home Loans, the nation's No. 1 dedicated VA lender, the No. 21 best medium workplace in the United States on its annual 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list. The rankings were published today on CNNMoney and will be featured in the Nov. 12 issue of FORTUNE magazine hitting newsstands Oct. 29.

The list recognizes companies with exceptional workplace cultures. In its ninth year, the competition was divided into two categories with small considered 50 to 250 employees and medium considered 251 to 999 employees. Veterans United was considered for the medium list prior to passing 1,000 employees nationwide.

"The driving force behind this recognition is our employees and the commitment they each have to building a workplace with a great culture," said Nate Long, CEO of Veterans United. "I love coming to work every day because this team makes it fun and rewarding to be here. Employees focusing on veterans, active duty military and each other brought us this honor nationwide."

Veterans United was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on this year's list. As part of the selection process, the company participated in an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about its programs and practices. Great Place to Work evaluated the company based on credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

Part of this review centered on Veterans United's values, which are enhancing lives every day, delivering results with integrity and being passionate and having fun. Additionally, the review looked at the company's employee-driven charitable arm, Veterans United Foundation, founded in November 2011. In the first year, 80 percent of employees pledged 1 percent of their annual salaries to the foundation resulting in $1.25 million in donations to enhance the lives of veterans and military families nationwide.

"The Best Small & Medium Workplaces list grows more competitive every year, and this list featuring Veterans United Home Loans represents the best of the best," said Susan Lucas-Conwell, Global Chief Executive Officer of Great Place to Work. "Veterans United has unique values that have helped create a strong and supportive workplace."

In Columbia alone, Veterans United employs 800 people. It also employs 130 in Lenexa, Kan., and 40 in the Dallas area. All told, the company has 28 offices in 22 states.

To see the Great Place to Work 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, visit www.greatplacetowork.com or to learn more about Veterans United, visit www.VeteransUnited.com or its winning Great Place to Work company profile.

About Great Place to Work

Great Place to Work is a global consulting and management training firm specializing in workplace excellence and development of high-trust organizational cultures. Its proprietary research tool, the Trust Index© Employee Survey is taken by over 10 million employees in 45 countries annually. Annually, Great Place to Work produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work Best Small and Medium Workplaces list.

Veterans United Facts

  • $34 billion
    in loans financed in 2022
  • Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Recipient
    by the Secretary of Defense
  • More than 4,300 employees
    in more than 36 states
  • More than $130 million
    raised for nonprofit charitable arm, Veterans United Foundation since Nov. 2011
  • No. 8 Best Place to Work
    according to Glassdoor Best Places to Work in 2022

Featured In

  • Chicago Tribune
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Yahoo! Finance
  • US News & World Report
  • CNN Money
  • INC 500

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Meet The Expert

Chris Birk, Vice President of Mortgage Insight at Veterans United Chris Birk
Author, The Book on VA Loans

Chris is the nation’s leading expert on VA Loan benefits. He authored The Book on VA Loans in 2011, and maintains the VA Loans Insider blog. His analysis and articles have appeared at a host of sites and publications, including the Washington Post, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, USA Today, the Houston Chronicle and more. Members of the media may request a free copy of The Book on VA Loans to learn more about the VA loan program.

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