Chris Hardiman co-founded Fusion Home Loans with a simple conviction: mortgage banking should be built on relationships, not transactions.
Over the course of his career, Chris has become known as both a high-performing originator and a builder of teams. He has personally helped hundreds of families finance their homes while leading production teams that have generated more than $750 million in annual volume. His approach blends elite execution, operational discipline, and a long-term partnership mindset that prioritizes trust over short-term wins.
Before launching Fusion, Chris served as a Producing Area Manager at one of the nation’s largest independent mortgage banks, where he consistently ranked among the company’s top performers. He built and mentored a team of loan officers and operational professionals focused almost exclusively on purchase business, developing a repeatable, referral-driven model centered on Realtors, builders, and client experience. That foundation now shapes Fusion’s culture today.
At Fusion, Chris leads growth strategy, recruiting, and partner development while remaining deeply involved in day-to-day production. He is passionate about creating a modern mortgage platform where originators can build lasting enterprise value, clients receive exceptional service, and technology strengthens, rather than replaces, human relationships. His leadership philosophy is simple: take care of people first and performance follows.
Chris’s analytical mindset is grounded in education as well as experience. He earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Florida State University in Finance & Real Estate and Accounting, giving him a strong foundation in capital markets, risk management, and operational strategy that continues to inform how Fusion scales sustainably.
Outside of work, Chris is a devoted husband and father who values fitness, travel, and creating meaningful experiences with his wife and two children, the same intentionality he brings to the business he’s building. He serves on the Board of the Winter Park Rotary Club and is a member of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.
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