Meet the Credence Team
Jean Ashenfelder
Mortgage Loan Originator
Jean, a founding member of Credence Financial Services, draws on her 32+ years of mortgage banking experience to empower our customers. With a strong background in underwriting and operations, she adeptly guides clients through the mortgage process. Her deep care and unwavering dedication to clients enable her to tailor solutions that meet their unique financial needs and home aspirations. At Credence Financial Services, Jean's commitment ensures every customer receives exceptional service.
John Chung
Mortgage Loan Originator
John has been working in the mortgage industry for over a decade. Like several other credence team members, he brings back-office management experience and perspective to the front lines, where he uses his experience to anticipate both your needs and the requirements of getting your loan approved, resulting in minimal changes, clarifications, and restated requests to provide necessary documentation.
Virginia Strawley
Mortgage Loan Originator
Virginia, a founding member of Credence Financial Services, leverages 22+ years of mortgage banking experience to benefit our customers. She excels at working across organizational channels and is recognized for producing highly efficient, productive, and quality driven results. Her dedication ensures every customer at Credence Financial Services receives top-notch service and a successful mortgage journey.
Francesca Venezia
Mortgage Loan Originator
Introducing Francesca, the latest addition to the Credence Financial Services team! With a wealth of experience in the mortgage banking industry, Francesca brings valuable insights and skills to our frontline. Her operational proficiency not only expedites loan approvals but also enhances customer service, ensuring a seamless fast, and efficient experience for our valued clients. Welcome aboard!
Erik Hermans
Business Development
Erik, with over 25 years of unwavering dedication to the nuances of mortgage operations, has mastered the art of transforming concepts into tangible realities. Erik, a visionary and entrepreneur, finds joy in home improvement projects and exploring the future of fin tech solutions. Erik envisions retiring with a life divided between tropical beaches and skiing wintery mountain slopes. Blessed with the superpower of thinking outside the box, Erik embraces challenges, evaluating them in a thousand shades of grey, uncovering hidden opportunities, and crafting ingenious solutions. His determination and keen eye for innovation make Erik Hermans an exceptional force in any realm he encounters.
Hans Hermans
President
Hans, with over 15 years managing private lending operations, brings a broad background in startups, technology, and executive management. Curious to a fault, he is always available to lend his engineering background towards solving any problem that arises. When flirting with retirement he enjoys keeping bees, woodworking, hiking, and practicing solitude in nature.
