Leading With Values: Honoring Glenn Stearns as a 2025 Legend of Lending

Kind Lending is proud to celebrate our CEO and Founder, Glenn Stearns, for being named a 2025 Legend of Lending by National Mortgage Professional. This recognition honors leaders who have shaped the mortgage industry through vision, resilience, and impact. These are qualities Glenn has embodied throughout his remarkable career.

Glenn’s path has been anything but ordinary. From overcoming childhood setbacks and becoming a teenage father, to building one of the nation’s top mortgage companies, stepping away to focus on health and family, and ultimately returning to launch Kind Lending in 2020. Every chapter has shaped not just his leadership but the culture of Kind itself.

Leading With Values

Reflecting on his leadership philosophy, Glenn shared, “Don’t be afraid to lead differently. Kindness is not a weakness. Vision is not ego. Culture is not fluff. I built Kind Lending to prove that you can build a thriving company on values, not just volume.”

This belief is the heartbeat of Kind Lending. Glenn founded Kind to challenge the idea that mortgage lending is purely transactional. To him, every loan represents more than numbers. It represents people, milestones, and dreams fulfilled.

The Standard Is Higher. We’re Proud to Lead It.

At Kind, these values are not just words. They define how we work with our partners every single day. We know that brokers and families deserve more than rate sheets and closings. They deserve a partner who invests in their long term success.

That is why we have built Kind around a people first culture that blends high performance with heart. We prioritize responsiveness, transparency, and collaboration so that our partners can feel the difference in every interaction. It is about creating relationships that last, rooted in trust, consistency, and shared goals.

This is what sets Kind apart. We measure success not only by volume but by the impact we leave behind. Whether it is helping a broker grow their business or guiding a family into their first home, we approach each milestone with empathy and purpose. When we say we are values driven, it is not a tagline. It is how we operate, how we lead, and how we deliver.

A Values Driven Future

Glenn’s recognition as a Legend of Lending is not just a personal milestone. It is a reflection of the values driving Kind’s mission. By leading with kindness, empathy, and trust, we are proving that doing good and doing well can and should go hand in hand.

Visit KindLending.com or KindTPO.com to learn more about how we support families and empower brokers through values driven lending.