A Magazine Interview With Billy Manders

Billy Manders, CLA, CMPS
After several years in the financial services industry with MetLife and his own company, Pilot Financial Services, Mr. Manders had an opportunity to learn the mortgage business and made the most of the opportunity. He recently earned the designation of Certified Liability Advisor (CLA). The program, Manage Liabilities Into Assets, provided an intense two day education that involved various liability management concepts, strategies, and case studies. The program is offered to mortgage professionals to assist them with the integration of their client’s borrowing and related liabilities as a core step toward financial independence. Completion of the training allows Billy to provide consumer advice on how to best build wealth through the effective management of liabilities. Mr. Manders also has his Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) certification and was the first Mortgage Banker in the State of Alabama to achieve this designation. Billy is certified as an instructor for Realtors, Financial Planners and CPAs needing state required continuing education credits.

Mr. Manders was recently chosen as one of 40 mortgage advisors from around the country to participate in the inaugural ground-breaking liability management Mentor Program by Kendall Todd, the leading provider of strategy, content, tools and training for mortgage and Financial Advisors seeking to maximize their clients wealth creation through management of their liabilities. As a Series 6 and 63 licensed professional, Mr. Manders has a unique ability to understand the power of incorporating the mortgage you choose with your overall long and short-term financial strategy.

He is the founder of The Manders Group, The Institute of Wealth Strategies, and The National Institute of Financial Education(along with several financial professionals from around the country) where he spends much of his time educating clients, financial and real estate professionals on how to effectively use a mortgage as a tool to build financial stability and create wealth.

Billy is very active in his community. A member of the Board of Director's for several organizations in the Mobile area:

The Mercy Medical Foundation--Co-Chair
Goodwill/Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast
The Drug Education Council of South Alabama
The Mulherin Custodial Home

Mr. Manders is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Mobile, a year-long program that targets emerging leaders in the community.