Maria Leach is a Senior Mortgage Consultant for First United Bank. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a long background in real estate—having served on a top producing team for six years before moving to the mortgage industry. Her focus and commitment to her clients consistently keep her as one of the top producing loan officers for First United Bank.

She has won numerous awards from her first year in mortgage in 2004 — where she won Outstanding Loan Officer —to winning the coveted Scotsman Guide's Top 1% of Mortgage Professionals in America and Top 1% of Women Mortgage Professionals in America from 2020 through 2024. She is consistently honored with First United Bank’s highest award of “Chairman’s Circle", and has been the recipient of Texas Monthly’s Five Star Award for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and one of D Magazine's “Best Mortgage Professionals” in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. She continues to remain a leader in her industry.

Maria has been married to Ed for 24 years and has a son Tristan (21), currently at Texas State University. She has two stepsons: Derrick, serving in the U.S. Air Force while running his own business and currently in Virginia with his wife (who still serves our country), a daughter, and a son; Dustin, living in Dallas and happily married to her sister’s processor/assistant with two beautiful daughters; her stepdaughter, Shelby, who is happily married to Ben and is an artist in San Marcos; three granddaughters and a grandson born in Germany. When Maria is not helping clients with their mortgage needs, she and Tristan enjoy volunteering together and especially spending time with family on the boat and traveling. She has also enjoyed volunteering at Jonathan’s Place and is honored to be chairman for their annual fundraising event in 2025.

Maria and her team are very responsive and thorough, not to mention friendly and kind. They will never be too busy for you or your friends and family.

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