West Capital Lending · WestCap Direct

Big dreams belong on the best platform.

West Capital Lending is where the best loan officers in the country come to build and scale — any lane, all in. $7.5B funded this year and climbing toward $20B. Elite platform. Elite people. Room for your dream.

$7.5BFunded YTD · 2026
$20B2026 Funded Goal
170+Investor & Lender Relationships
47States & Counting

The Culture

We work hard.
We celebrate harder.

Boat days. Founder's Elite in Miami. Five-year parties. Grand openings. Holiday galas. It's not a perk list — it's what happens when you build a company people actually want to be part of.

Founder's Elite Miami
Boat day
Holiday red carpet
Five year party
Miami dancers
Kingswood grand opening
Holiday party DJ
Miami night out
Holiday party group
Yacht cruise
Grand opening speech
Founders in Miami
Holiday party
Five year group
Celebration toast
Grand opening office
Miami awards
Holiday party team
Holiday party couple

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Our Leaders

The people who built this.

West Cap runs on operators who've done it themselves — founders who left the corporate ceiling behind, and a leadership bench that has your back while you build. Tap any name to read their story.

Danny Iskander

Danny Iskander

Co-Founder

Left a rigid corporate lender to build a place with no politics — and scaled it to $2B in five months.

Danny came up the hard way — from a production assistant at Home Loan Center to the top of the industry at LendingTree, Nationstar, and loanDepot. When corporate politics started punishing him for speaking up, he walked. In 2021 he co-founded West Capital Lending in Irvine on a simple bet: give great loan officers freedom, real support, and no ceiling, and they'll out-produce anyone. Five months later, WCL had funded $2 billion. He leads with grit, tenacity, and a relentless focus on the people who build here.

Eric Hines

Eric Hines

Co-Founder

From the trenches of sales finance to co-founding one of the fastest-growing brokerages in the country.

Eric cut his teeth in sales finance before moving into mortgage in 2012. He built and led an 80-loan-officer branch and personally originated around 30 loans a month before deciding to build something of his own. In 2021 he co-founded West Capital Lending with Danny Iskander — trading a rigid corporate ceiling for a platform built around ownership, work-life balance, and culture. His north star: plan for the ups and the downs, stay resilient through every cycle, and build a company people never want to leave.

Giorgio Bertuol

Giorgio Bertuol

President of Sales

Runs the engine that turns West Cap producers into powerhouses.

A sales leader and real-estate investor, Giorgio owns the culture that makes West Cap's floor move — spotlighting the fast risers, holding the standard, and building the accountability that lets elite LOs scale their books and their teams.

Deb Wilson

Deb Wilson

SVP of Operations

The reason the platform runs like a machine.

Deb leads the operational backbone that makes West Cap producers look good — processing, underwriting support, compliance, and the systems that close loans fast and clean. If the machine hums, it's because she built it.

Matthew Blackmer

Matthew Blackmer

SVP of Growth

NMP 40 Under 40 and West Cap's growth architect.

A former Team USA figure skater turned revenue engine, Matt built the recruiting and business-development operation bringing the industry's best to West Capital Lending. He's the one telling the world why so many household names are building their businesses here.

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

VP of Operations

Keeps the closing machine running across every market.

Robert partners with the sales floor to move pipelines fast, protect the client experience, and scale WCL's operations as the company grows into new markets.

Linzey Ostrow

Linzey Ostrow

VP of Executive Strategy

Connects the founders' vision to day-to-day execution.

Linzey drives the strategy behind West Cap's growth — turning big goals into the plans, priorities, and execution that put funded volume on the board.

Nic Tenwolde

Nic Tenwolde

VP of Technology

Owns the tech edge most shops can't touch.

Nic runs the stack that gives West Cap producers their advantage — the CRM, the LOS, the automation, and the tools that let a loan officer out-produce the room.

Brett Contreras

Brett Contreras

VP of Compliance

Keeps West Cap fast and clean.

Brett builds the compliance framework that lets loan officers move quickly and confidently — closing fast without ever cutting a corner.

Aram Giragossian

Aram Giragossian

VP of LO Experience

Makes every loan officer's day one feel like home.

Aram owns the loan officer experience end to end — onboarding, licensing, sponsorship, and the support that gets new producers live fast and keeps veterans thriving. If joining West Cap feels seamless, that's Aram's work.

The Platform

Your business. Your call.

Every elite LO wants something different — so we built two ways to win, and loaded more tools, tech, and resources behind both than any org in the business. Pick your lane. We'll hand you the keys.

Leads flowing, tech dialed, benefits handled, a team in your corner. You bring the hustle; we hand you the machine.

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75–120 bps, tiered up as you produce — base plus a commission draw, with none of the retail caps holding your income down.

10–15 fresh leads a day from 50+ aggregated sources, routed straight to you. You dial; we keep the pipeline full.

Medical, dental, and vision through Blue Cross Blue Shield — active the first of the month after you start.

A 3% company match after six months. We invest in your future, not just your funded volume.

Two weeks of PTO. Work hard, then actually unplug — celebrate like you mean it.

Licensing, renewals, tech, ops, and compliance, all covered. Firepower in — nothing out of your pocket.

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Your brand, your team, your P&L — built for you by West Cap. Keep the upside, own the pipeline, and run it on our lenders, tech, and capital.

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Keep up to 85% of the revenue your loans generate. Your business, your money — not lining someone else's pockets.

West Capital Lending has its own built-in recruitment and business development team dedicated to growing your team — and your piece of the pie.

We help you open your office — building relationships with local business owners, furnishing the space, and finding the team members to sit in it. Your name on the door; our muscle behind it.

Our in-house media production and social team creates the content and runs the channels that make you the name people know in your market.

Shop 100–150 lenders to price sharper and close the deals retail can't touch. More options, more solutions, more wins.

Own your pipeline, your brand, and your schedule. We cover E&O, sponsorship, and surety — you cover the vision.

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More tools, tech, and resources than any org in the business — packaged in a culture you'll actually want to show up for. The receipts get you in the door. The boat, the trips, and the fam are why you stay.

And the machine behind both lanes:

01 · The Foundation

Ops that make you look good.

A dedicated bench — processing, underwriting muscle, and a pipeline built to move — so your time goes to clients and closings, not paperwork.

  • In-house & third-party processing
  • Dedicated quality control
  • Compliance & licensing handled for you
02 · The Firepower

More tools than anyone.

The tech stack, CRM, lead engine, and marketing horsepower most shops can't touch — dialed in and handed to you so you can outproduce the room.

  • Best-in-class CRM, LOS & automation
  • A real lead engine + marketing support
  • Your own microsite & personal-brand toolkit
03 · The Climb

We build LOs into leaders.

Mentorship from people who've actually done it, a real development track, and a path to run your own team. No ceiling — just how far you're willing to take it.

  • Onboarding & ramp that gets you live fast
  • Mentorship + a VP in your corner
  • Grow your book — or grow a team of your own
Our Offices

Put your name on the door. We'll hold up the building.

Your market, your office, our muscle. From our Irvine HQ to Detroit, Dallas–Fort Worth, Phoenix, Seattle and Nashville — with Fort Lauderdale next — we help you plant a flag and build a local powerhouse. Tap a market to meet the people building it.

17911 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400 — where it all runs from. Home to founders Danny Iskander & Eric Hines, the executive leadership team, and West Cap's largest producing floor.

Team Westside
Irvine, CA
Amir Abuhalimeh
Amir AbuhalimehSVP · Team Lead · ~100 LOs, $542M funded
HQ Leadership
Irvine, CA
Danny Iskander
Danny IskanderCo-Founder
Eric Hines
Eric HinesCo-Founder
Giorgio Bertuol
Giorgio BertuolPresident of Sales
Deb Wilson
Deb WilsonSVP of Operations
The Irvine Bench
More producing VP teams · Irvine, CA
Joe Totah
Joe Totah, AMPVice President
Cole Moser
Cole MoserVice President
Benjamin Kelley
Benjamin KelleyVice President
Jide Buckley
Jide BuckleyVice President · Buckley Brokers
Arthur Greenbaum
Arthur GreenbaumVice President

More Irvine teams coming as we finish mapping the floor.

Our Midwest engine — home to some of West Cap's top-producing teams and the Neighborhood Lending brand.

Team 313
Troy, MI
Matt Muskan
Matt MuskanVice President
Aaron Beck
Aaron BeckVice President
Matthew Howdyshell
Matthew HowdyshellVice President
Michael Erickson
Michael EricksonVice President
Mortgage Connections
Dearborn, MI
Ali Younes
Ali YounesVice President · Team Lead
Joe Dakroub, Esq.
Joe Dakroub, Esq.Vice President · Mortgage Lending
Alex Harb
Alex HarbVice President
The Takers
Livonia, MI
Ali Charafeddine
Ali CharafeddineVice President · Team Lead
Neighborhood Lending
A WCL DBA
Andrew Johnson
Andrew JohnsonVice President · Neighborhood Lending

Our Texas engine — a fast-growing Plano headquarters plus Irving and Amarillo.

Plano
Plano, TX
Anuj Shah
Anuj ShahVice President
Andrew Moon
Andrew MoonVice President
Irving
Irving, TX
Tony Muchow
Tony MuchowVice President
Amarillo
Amarillo, TX
AA
Alex AnnunciationVice President

Our Arizona powerhouse across Tempe, North Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Team The Valley
Tempe, AZ
Kyle Fleeger
Kyle FleegerVice President
Brandon Stein
Brandon SteinRetail Production Manager
SK
Scott KirkebyRetail Production Manager
Adam Cicale
Adam CicaleRetail Production Manager
Team Aligned Lending
North Phoenix, AZ
Oliver Walker
Oliver WalkerVice President
Cory Ouellette
Cory OuelletteVice President
Jason Doliveck
Jason DoliveckVice President
Scottsdale Branches
Scottsdale, AZ
Dominic Tasselli
Dominic TasselliVice President
JH
John HakimVice President

Our Pacific Northwest hub — VP-led teams with their own local brands under the West Cap platform.

Team Cash Flow
Washington
Cameron McCully
Cameron McCullyVice President
Matt Lebedev
Matt LebedevVice President
Bobby Agron
Bobby AgronVice President

Our Music City team across Nashville & Middle Tennessee.

Nashville & Middle TN
Nashville · Franklin, TN
Daryl Lionnet
Daryl LionnetVice President
Delaine Lionnet
Delaine LionnetRetail Sales Manager

Our newest market — building momentum in South Florida.

Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
AB
Al BennettVice President
KS
Korbin SpangenthalVice President
JM
James MillerVice President
RA
Rami AbbassVice President
BK
Ben KelleyVice President
The Network

You're never building alone.

West Cap sits at the table where the industry gets shaped. Our leaders serve on the board of the Broker Action Coalition, and we partner with the organizations fighting for brokers and borrowers nationwide:

Broker Action Coalition · Board American Business Media NAMB — Assoc. of Mortgage Professionals Mortgage Bankers Association

Plus active membership and advocacy with mortgage & broker associations across the states we operate in. Full state-organization list coming.

Stories

Real people. Real receipts.

The best proof is the people who built here — and their stories, in their own words, are dropping soon.

The switch that changed everything

Video story · coming soon

From LO to running a team

Video story · coming soon

Building an empire under West Cap

Video story · coming soon

What to Expect

From first call to first close.

No mystery, no runaround. Here's exactly how joining WestCap Direct works.

1

Start the conversation

A real conversation — no pressure. We learn your book, your goals, and what you want next.

2

See the platform

Meet the team and get under the hood: comp, ops, tech, and the development path — the full picture.

3

Offer & onboarding

A clear W-2 offer and a licensing/transition plan built around your timeline, not ours.

4

Orientation & ramp

Structured onboarding gets you live fast — systems, support, and a coach from day one.

5

Your first milestone

Close, celebrate, repeat. Then we talk about what's next — a bigger book or a team of your own.

Apply

Let's talk about what's next.

If you're a loan officer looking for a W-2 home that invests in your career — and knows how to have a good time — start here. It goes straight to our growth team.

  • Confidential — your current employer never hears from us
  • A real person replies, usually within a day
  • No obligation, just a conversation

By submitting you agree to be contacted by West Capital Lending. Prefer email? recruiting@westcapitallending.com

Come build something worth celebrating.

The comp gets you in the door. The people are why you stay. Let's find out if this is your next chapter.

Start the conversation

Or reach us at recruiting@westcapitallending.com