Eric Katz is the President of Independence Home Loans LLC and is its sole Principal member.
Before becoming the President of Independence Home Loans LLC in August of 2023 he was a Divisional Senior Vice President at The Federal Savings Bank. Eric ran the Largest producing Region at the Bank in Units and Volume funded for over nearly a decade. He helped over-see all aspects of the Consumer Direct lending business he ran. Eric helped build a culture that was arguably un-matched in the industry which helped drive hundreds of the country’s top Consumer Direct Loan officers as well as many operations team members to work at the Bank. Eric over-saw a region of nearly 350 people at its peak and has helped manage and on-board over 500 employees during his tenure at The Federal Savings bank. His Region helped over 10,000 families and individual people benefit from refinancing or purchasing a home. Eric was very fortunate to learn from and work aside many of the industry’s best and brightest talent at every level at the Bank.
Prior to Eric joining The Federal Savings Bank he was a Sr. MLO at Bank of America for nearly 5 years. He stayed during the acquisition of Countrywide Home loans in 2008. Eric met many great friends and colleagues at Bank of America which he is fortunate enough to still work with today. Eric was his divisions #1 producing Loan officer in units and volume funded annually during his entire tenure at the Bank.
Eric is now an Arizona native where he enjoys getting out of the heat and visiting his families vacation home in Flagstaff. He loves to spend as much time as he can with his 3 gorgeous children. Eric also has become a dog lover and is in love with his golden retriever, Wrigley. Of course, named after his favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs. Eric is still an avid Chicago sports fan, loves fantasy football, and loves to watch all things sports.
