Life at AFC

Closings, community, and the crew behind your mortgage. Two generations, one roof, and proof that getting a home loan can come with real people who actually enjoy what they do.

Leaning in, AFC polo and all, as the week gets started.

A quiet moment between ideas at the morning huddle.

Deep in thought by the window during the Monday morning huddle.

All ears around the table as the plan for the week comes together.

Monday morning huddle under the AFC logo, where the energy for the week starts.

Notes going down as the team runs the agenda.

Heads down before the huddle kicks off.

Reading back through the month's recap.

Pen down, listening in.

Taking in the plan for the month ahead.

Walking the room through the month.

Two sets of eyes on the same screen.

Talking through what's working.

Plenty to smile about heading into September.

Making a point at the last huddle of the month.

Taking it all in from the couch.

Locked in on the discussion.

Notes out, working through the material.

Tag-teaming the presentation.

Making the case in front of the Think Big wall.

Comparing notes between agenda items.

The whole team in one room to start the week.

Going over the numbers before the huddle kicks off.

Notes down, goals up, taking the week's game plan into the huddle.

Locked in while the team runs through the week's priorities.

Talking through the week ahead at the Monday morning huddle.

Team member taking a phone call aboard the boat by the dock

Trevor taking the call, dockside.

Team member standing on the boat deck on a sunny Friday

Trevor: easy Friday on the deck.

AFC team member laughing on a phone call aboard a boat by the marina

Gaetano: some calls are better taken with the marina in the background.

AFC team member at the helm of a boat on the water on a clear summer day

Gaetano, our CEO, running the day from the helm.

AFC interns seated on the office couch during the morning huddle

Josh, our BDR, taking it all in.

Row of AFC team members listening during the morning huddle

Gaetano taking notes as the week takes shape.

Wide view of the whole AFC team gathered in the office for the huddle

The whole room (interns and team) mid sales huddle.

Team member at his desk with pen in hand during the morning huddle

Trevor and Gaetano locked in before the sales huddle.

Guest telling a story at the dinner table with sparkling water and hydrangeas

Nick Landell mid-story, with his dad Steve beside him.

Two guests posed with a small gift in the dining room

Evan Manafort and Frank: gifts and good company.

Two guests posed together in the kitchen at the investor dinner

Vito and his mom, Maryann, all smiles in the kitchen.

Two guests catching up over drinks in the kitchen

Jay Cannone and Frank catching up over a drink.

Host reviewing the table settings before guests arrived

Josh putting the final touches on every place setting.

Couple posed together by the pool before the investor dinner

Trevor, poolside before the evening kicked off.

Three young team members posed together at the investor dinner

The next generation, dressed for dinner.

Guest at ease in the kitchen before the investor dinner

Our chef, before the whites went on.

Two guests in conversation in the kitchen during the investor dinner

Kitchen conversations with Mike Doherty.

Three guests smiling with small gift boxes in the dining room

Vito, Evan, and Frank: small gifts for good company.

Three guests posing together by the pool doors

Vito with Eric Rodriguez and his mom, Carolyn, before dinner.

Guests walking into the dining room together

Andrew Lanzilotti walking into dinner with his parents.

Two guests embracing in a warm hug in the kitchen

Jay Cannone and Gaetano: greetings that turn into hugs.

Guest laughing near the bar during the investor dinner

Rachael Doherty, all smiles before dinner.

Guest smiling at the outdoor table during the investor dinner

Attorney Michael Burdo catching up over dinner.

Two guests smiling at the dinner table

Caroline Robitaille and Rachael Doherty catching up at the table.

Young guest laughing at the table in front of the stone fireplace

Fireside laughs with Gino Esposito.

Couple seated together at the dinner table beneath hydrangea centerpieces

Joe and Elaine Lanzilotti settling in for dinner.

Guests walking into the dining room past long set tables

Guests finding their way to the table.

Buffet table with gold cutlery, taralli, and fresh flowers

The spread before dinner.

Three guests laughing and hugging in the kitchen at the investor dinner

Old friends, big welcomes.

Wax-sealed place card reading Vito Ciambriello at a set table

Wax-sealed and set.

Wax-sealed place card reading Frank Ciambriello on a gold table runner

Every seat with a name on it.

Chef giving a thumbs up under the La Cucina arch with trays of broccoli

Our chef for the night, ready in La Cucina.

Musician playing acoustic guitar and singing at the investor dinner

Live music to carry the evening.

Tiered wooden boards of fresh prosciutto on the buffet

Prosciutto, fresh off the board.

Dining room set with white hydrangea centerpieces before the investor dinner

The room ready before guests arrived.

Bottles of Ciambriello Vineyards red blend lined up on the table

The family label on the table: Ciambriello Vineyards red.

AFC team members taking notes during the Monday morning huddle

Notes out, working through the week ahead together.

AFC team members seated in a row listening during the morning huddle

Heads up and locked in as we set the week's priorities.

The AFC team gathered in a circle in the office for the Monday morning huddle

The whole team circled up for the Monday morning huddle.

Smiling AFC team member in the kitchen during the investor dinner

All smiles as the night got going.

Chef preparing dinner in the kitchen before the AFC investor dinner

Dinner coming together in the kitchen before guests arrived.

Three members of the AFC team together in the kitchen at the investor dinner

A few of our team before the doors opened.

AFC Mortgage Group banner hanging above the pool at the investor dinner

Banner up and the pool ready ahead of our investor dinner.

Monday morning huddle

AFC Mortgage Group summer gathering in Connecticut

Summer nights, Connecticut roots

The AFC Mortgage Group family with friends and business partners

The AFC family: friends and business partners

AFC Mortgage Group summer evening with business partners

Good food, great company, lasting relationships

AFC Mortgage Group celebrating partners and friends

Celebrating our partners and friends

AFC Mortgage Group summer gathering at Casa Ciambriello

Summer get-together at Casa Ciambriello

AFC Mortgage Group team laughing around the boat console — The crew laughing it up around the console near the marina.

AFC team posed together on the boat bow — The whole crew together on the bow, a day on the water well earned.

AFC team member at the boat helm — Taking the helm on our June team boat day.

Smiling AFC team member on deck — All smiles on deck during our June team boat day.

AFC team member relaxing in the sun on the boat — Soaking up the sun on a well-earned day away from the desk.

Quiet moment on the water with AFC team — A quiet moment on the water between laughs.

AFC crew out on the water in June — Out on the water with the crew on a perfect June afternoon.

AFC team member taking in the view from the boat — Taking in the view as the day on the water winds down.

Easy moment on deck with the AFC crew — An easy moment on deck with the crew.

AFC team members catching up on the water — Catching up on the water in AFC colors.

AFC team reviewing paperwork over iced coffee outside Joe Joe's — Reviewing paperwork over iced coffees outside our favorite local coffee shop.

AFC team meeting outside a Main Street cafe with American flag overhead — Talking shop outside a Main Street cafe with the flag flying overhead.

AFC crew huddled outside the coffee shop — The crew huddled up outside the coffee shop, talking through the day's files.

AFC team going over details together outdoors — Going over the details together. The office is wherever the team is.

AFC team working over coffee down the street — Some of our best work happens over coffee just down the street.

AFC summer interns smiling under the UNSTOPPABLE wall — Our summer interns all smiles beneath the UNSTOPPABLE wall.

AFC interns crossing Main Street in Monroe — The interns crossing Main Street mid-conversation, Abbey Road style.

AFC interns walking with Gaetano on a sunny day — The interns logging some steps on a sunny walk with G.

AFC intern observing around the office — One of our interns soaking it all in around the office.

AFC interns leaning in at the conference table — Our newest faces leaning in at the conference table, soaking up every word.

Two AFC interns in a quiet moment — Two of our up-and-comers, caught in a quiet moment on intern day.

Three AFC interns under the UNSTOPPABLE wall in black and white — Three of our interns under the word we try to live by every day: unstoppable.

AFC senior team members talking over coffee at the conference table — Two of our senior teammates talking it through over coffee at the conference table.

AFC loan officer taking a call in a bright cafe — Taking a quick call between meetings, always on for our clients.

AFC team member telling a story in the office — Mid-story and fully animated. There's never a dull moment around here.

AFC team members chatting on the office couch — Some stories are just better told from the office couch.

AFC colleagues catching up over coffee in sunlight — Coffee, sunlight, and a good catch-up between colleagues.

AFC team members in conversation over coffee — Slowing down for a real conversation over coffee.

AFC team member listening closely in a meeting — Listening closely: it's the most important part of this business.

A favorite corner of the Monroe CT neighborhood AFC serves — One of our favorite corners of the neighborhood we're proud to serve.

AFC team member on a call between stops — Always on call, squeezing in one more conversation between stops.

AFC team lunch under the Think Big wall art — Think big: it's on the wall, and it's in the work.

AFC team listening during a training session — Eyes up front as the team walks through what's working.

Full AFC training room session — Full house in the training room. Around here, everyone gets better together.

AFC team member with paperwork in hand — Paperwork in hand and ready for whatever comes next.

AFC team member focused between the training room doors — A quiet moment of focus, framed right between the doors.

AFC team heads-down in the training room — Heads-down focus beneath the words that set the tone around here.

AFC team lunch on the patio — Lunch on the patio: the best conversations don't happen at a desk.

AFC team member blasting out of a golf bunker — Blasting out of the bunker on a team day at the course.

Senior teammate seated arms-crossed in deep focus during the training session — Locked in: decades of experience at the table during our May training day.

Teammate leaning on his notebook with a warm direct look during training day — Sharing hard-won lessons at our training day with the team at Realty One Group.

Teammate gesturing animatedly mid-discussion at the training day desk — Ideas flying: a spirited back-and-forth at our May training day.

Talking through the playbook, pen in hand, at training day.

Young loan officer mid-sentence gesturing with an open hand at the desk — Making the point, sharp and animated at our May training day.

Teammate turning back over his shoulder with pen in hand in warm light — The best ideas come from around the table, caught mid-conversation at training day.

Wide view of the training session with Realty One Group under the skylight and timber ceiling — Full house under the timber ceiling: training day with our partners at Realty One Group.

Gaetano addressing Realty One Group agents seated along the training-room wall — Gaetano leading a session for our friends at Realty One Group.

Two teammates in a one-on-one conversation during the training day break — The conversations between sessions matter just as much: a one-on-one during the break.

Three teammates relaxing at a sunny stone-walled patio table over lunch — A well-earned patio lunch after a morning of training.

Two teammates in relaxed conversation beside the outdoor fireplace — Good light, good company, winding down training day by the patio fireplace.

Golfer at full backswing in the bunker under a dramatic blue sky — Full send from the bunker: our May team golf outing.

Golfer mid-putt with the ball rolling across the green toward the camera — Reading it true: a putt rolling home at the team golf outing.

AFC team member reading a putt on the green — Reading the green the same way we read a deal: carefully.

AFC team members working through loan files together — Working through the files together, one tough one at a time.

The whole crew heads-down around the conference table beneath the AFC logo.

AFC Home Finance Advisor explaining across the table — Walking the team through the details, one question at a time.

Two AFC advisors in working discussion over paperwork — A real working conversation over loan paperwork by the window.

Smiling AFC team member pointing across the table — A friendly point across the table. Our meetings are never dull.

Engaged AFC team member during the May sales meeting — Mid-conversation and fully engaged during our May sales meeting.

AFC team member writing notes at the sales meeting — Pen to paper: good ideas get written down before they get away.

AFC team member taking handwritten notes — Taking notes the old-fashioned way at Monday's sales meeting.

AFC team member locked in during the meeting — Locked in and listening. That's how we get a little better every week.

AFC team member in a quilted vest chatting warmly between two guests — Our team out in the community for the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Overhead view of the packed room as a model walks the runway — A full house for the Donna Zona charity fashion show runway.

Three generations of a smiling family gathered around a dinner table — Three generations out to support the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Smiling guest in a cream three-piece suit beside a chandelier in the lounge — Dressed to the nines for the Donna Zona charity fashion show at Volo.

Two men in sharp suits posing arm-to-arm on the mezzanine in warm stage light — Suited up and all smiles in support of the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Guests chatting on the staircase before the charity fashion show — Catching up before the lights came on at the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Smiling couple seated close at a black-linen table by the wood-fired oven — Front-row smiles at the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Beaming young man in a teal tuxedo posing under a chandelier — Teal tuxedo energy at the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Woman adjusting a man's tuxedo collar backstage before the runway — Final touches backstage before the Donna Zona charity runway.

Three guests in a red suit, blue tuxedo, and black dress posing together — Friends of AFC dressed up for the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Silver-haired model strutting past cheering tables on the runway — Strutting for a great cause at the Donna Zona charity fashion show.

Beaming AFC team member presenting an open box of fresh pizza — Fresh pizza and home-buying knowledge at our homebuyer seminar.

Mother and kids reading an AFC homebuyer folder together at the seminar — Families learning together, educating homebuyers to build wealth.

Close-up of an attendee holding a branded AFC homebuyer folder — Every guest left with an AFC homebuyer folder full of next steps.

Attendee reading a homebuyer flyer at the seminar — Taking in the homebuyer guide at our free homebuyer seminar.

Two smiling AFC team members at the glass entrance of the club room — Our team ready to welcome guests at the homebuyer seminar.

Lively family table with kids snacking while an agent chats in the club room — A family affair: kids and parents alike at the homebuyer seminar.

Agent at the raffle sign-in table talking with a young mom and her baby — Sign-ups, raffles, and stroller-side chats at the homebuyer seminar.

AFC team members chatting with a young couple at the seminar — Answering questions one-on-one at our free homebuyer seminar.

Matt and Kaila smiling in a bright conference room on closing day — Congratulations to Matt and Kaila, keys in hand and a closing day smile!

Justin and Sarah celebrating closing day with drinks and a gift box in the AFC office — Congratulations to Justin and Sarah. Cheers to closing day and new beginnings!

Amanda and Joe standing at the front door of their new home — Congratulations to Amanda and Joe, standing on the steps of their new home!

Amanda and Joe celebrating with thumbs up outside their new home — Amanda and Joe got the keys, and the celebration on the front steps says it all!

Jacquelyn and family smiling together on closing day — Congratulations to Jacquelyn and family: a full house of closing day smiles!

Gabe and Cerisa signing paperwork at the kitchen table of their new home — Congratulations to Gabe and Cerisa, signed at the kitchen table of their new chapter!

Rafael and Janet posing with arms spread wide on closing day — Congratulations to Rafael and Janet, arms wide open for the new home!

Rudolfo and Maira leaning in for a closing-table photo — Congratulations to Rudolfo and Maira, another family home, officially closed!

Elvina and Kwasi celebrating closing day over dinner — Congratulations to Elvina and Kwasi. Closing day deserves a celebration dinner!

Joe and Martha smiling in the AFC office on closing day — Congratulations to Joe and Martha. Here's to new memories in the new home!

Lorily and family all smiles at the closing table — Congratulations to Lorily, all signed and ready for the keys!

Niko celebrating with a hand sign over the closing paperwork — Congratulations to Niko. Closing day called for a celebration!

Taylor and the team posing together in the conference room on closing day — Congratulations to Taylor: closing day with the whole team behind you!

Kyle grinning in the doorway of his new home on closing day — Congratulations to Kyle. Welcome home!

Brendan and the team smiling around the closing table with documents — Congratulations to Brendan, signed, sealed, and ready for the keys!

Closing day celebration in the AFC Mortgage Group conference room — Congratulations to Irvine Jr., another happy closing in the books at AFC!

AFC Mortgage Group summer gathering at Casa Ciambriello — Summer get-together at Casa Ciambriello

AFC Mortgage Group celebrating partners and friends — Celebrating our partners and friends

AFC Mortgage Group summer evening with business partners — Good food, great company, lasting relationships

The AFC Mortgage Group family with friends and business partners — The AFC family: friends and business partners

AFC Mortgage Group summer gathering in Connecticut — Summer nights, Connecticut roots