Wendy Hartman, Branch Manager & Mortgage Loan Originator
NMLS #204385 · More than two decades in mortgage lending · Hartford Funding's Mount Dora branch.
Wendy Hartman has spent over twenty years helping families and investors finance homes — first through a long career in Colorado, and across Central Florida since relocating in 2022 to be closer to family.
She opened Hartford Funding, Ltd.'s branch in downtown Mount Dora, marked with a ribbon-cutting alongside the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce in March 2026. At the opening she described the goal plainly: make one of the largest financial decisions a person makes as smooth and transparent as possible — answering questions, explaining options, and finding the loan that genuinely fits.
Clients and colleagues have called her "The Mortgage Queen" for years, and that is the name to look for on Instagram and Facebook. It is a nickname, not a business name — all lending is conducted as Hartford Funding, Ltd..
How this branch works
- She takes the file herself. The application, the updates and the closing call all come from one desk.
- Plain language. What each option costs, what it requires, and where it does not fit.
- Reachable. Call or text (720) 456-5020, including evenings and weekends.
- A direct lender behind her. Hartford Funding makes the loan; there is no middle step.
Credentials
Wendy HartmanBranch Manager / Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS ID #204385 — verify on NMLS Consumer Access Company Hartford Funding, Ltd. · NMLS #58160
Residential mortgage lender, est. 1983 Branch 440 Royellou Ln, Ste 101
Mount Dora, FL 32757 Education Pennsylvania State University Community Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce Direct (720) 456-5020 · whartman@hartfordfunding.com
Every kind of buyer, one standard of service
First-time homebuyers
Step by step, with down payment assistance and first-time programs on the table wherever they apply.
Move-up buyers & relocators
Timing a sale against a purchase, or landing in Central Florida from out of state.
Veterans & service members
VA purchase and refinance options, including help obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility.
Self-employed & investors
Bank statement, DSCR and other programs built for income that tax returns understate.
Homeowners 55+
Right-sizing, buying in The Villages, or weighing whether a reverse mortgage fits.
Refinancing homeowners
Lower a payment, shorten a term, consolidate debt — and a straight answer when it does not pay.
About Hartford Funding, Ltd.
Hartford Funding opened in 1983 and has been making residential mortgage loans ever since. It is a direct lender and a HUD-approved Non-Supervised Lender (Lender ID #34502-09992), licensed in 30 states and Washington, D.C., with its corporate office in Woodbury, New York.
The Mount Dora branch brings that track record to Central Florida with local, hands-on service.
Company NMLS #58160 · 100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 302, Woodbury, NY 11797 · Toll-free (833) 238-2280 · Licensing & disclosures
- Est. 1983
- Direct lender
- HUD-approved
- 30 states + D.C.
- Equal Housing Lender
Want to know where you stand?
Fifteen minutes on the phone is usually enough to know what you qualify for — and what to fix first, if anything.