Our Culture

At Equity National, our culture is open and honest, with plenty of opportunity to grow and succeed. We have put a lot of time and energy into understanding what our team members need to thrive and be happy here. We're focused on listening to our team and our customers, so that we have a deep awareness of what is important to them.

"Equity National is an entrepreneurial company, and while our values are traditional, we are very forward in our thinking. Our goal is to be a best-of-breed company serving the wide range of needs of the real estate lending industry - we want to be a secret weapon for our customers to use in their marketplaces. And to accomplish that, we need superior talent."
- Jim O'Donnell, President and CEO of Equity

Over the past 18 years, we have assembled a team of superior talent. Sharing knowledge and having a passion for learning are among our core values and we all learn from each other, every day. But you won't find any inflated egos around here! Our team members pride themselves on being humble. In fact, that's how Equity National employees describe themselves: happy, humble, honest, hardworking and bright. As a result, we're not weighed down by red tape or office politics because we all consider our team to be more of a family than just a collection of colleagues.

Every team member at Equity National has a voice and is encouraged to contribute their ideas and suggestions for improvement. As a result, we're making great strides in pinpointing areas of our business that need to be updated or re-invented. And the whole team is helping us do it.

We're progressive and flexible, energetic and fluid - and our employees are the first to agree. We understand the current competitive market and our "Best Place to Work" employee team is always coming up with ideas for new and exciting benefits. Like our Management Training Program, or local health club discounts. Or "Cookies & Milk with Pete" who is our COO - although you might not know that unless you know that. Because Pete just kind of blends in with the rest of us and he likes nothing better than to listen to the teams in the arena - directly facing with customers every hour of the workday.

At Equity National, we love giving talented, hard-working people opportunities to grow their career. After all, we value people as our most important asset!

Our work environment is friendly, where people are enthusiastic and helpful. When you work for Equity, you will never feel isolated, or "stuck" in one role; we encourage everyone to try new things, develop yourself, be creative and be innovative.

When customers deal with us, we want them to feel like real people, with actual faces and personalities. So, we've put together a list of values to make sure they're not disappointed. We often talk about these values and always try our best to behave accordingly.

See our Values Statement

At Equity National, we want our team members to feel that our company is a "Best Place to Work." So we are working hard - together - to build a culture where employees are valued and utilized; a culture where employees have a true sense of worth and feel that they contribute to our success every day; a culture where employees can learn from each other and grow as individuals; a culture where employees can have an acceptable work/life balance, because we know that your home life and active life are just as important to you and a good balance is essential for happiness. Doesn't everyone want to be surrounded by happy people?

And we're seeing and experiencing the results: stronger performance, business growth, open interaction, new ways of thinking, innovation abounding, better opportunities, and more team satisfaction.

If you want to experience the Equity National Culture firsthand, why not come for a candidate visit? We love visitors! Just call Leigh in our HR department to schedule tour: 401-434-5500.