21st Mortgage Corporation

21st Mortgage Corporation is a full-service lender specializing in manufactured and mobile home loans. Since our beginning, we have been a market leader in providing innovative loan programs for affordable housing and offer our loan programs in forty-six states across the country. 21st Mortgage has two locations, in Downtown and West Knoxville, and maintains an energetic, team driven office environment. As East Tennessee’s largest finance company, we believe that the wages and benefits we offer are competitive to those offered by other financial institutions in the Knoxville area. Additionally, we offer a structured, paid training program for new team members, a dedicated program focused on community outreach, team building opportunities, and are focused on engaging and investing in the lives of our team members.

21st Mortgage opened its doors in 1995 with a staff of four-including two of the company's founders, CEO Tim Williams, and CFO Rich Ray. Tim Williams, President, and CEO, previously served as the Executive Vice President of Clayton Homes and the President of Vanderbilt Mortgage from 1974 until 1995. In December 2003, Clayton Homes acquired 21st Mortgage. In the years since, 21st Mortgage has become the nation's largest manufactured home lender, originating more than $1.3 billion of loans for new and previously owned homes. The company owns and services more than 211,000 mortgages with a value exceeding $12 billion.
Today, the company has more than 1,000 team members and has contributed to the revitalization of downtown Knoxville.

Since 2006, we have been proud to be the largest employer of college graduates from the University of Tennessee, Maryville College, and ETSU. 21st Mortgage offers a variety of entry-level positions and hires team members from all backgrounds and majors.

Financial Counselors are our most recruited entry- level position. This job does not require previous experience in finance, as Financial Counselors gain valuable training on the job that prepares them for a career in the mortgage industry and prepare those individuals for advancement into higher level positions. As a company known for promoting within, we consider our entry-level positions as the beginning of your career journey with 21st Mortgage.