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Melanie Taliaferro, Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS 228566
The Taliaferro Team is a group of mortgage professionals with a passion for making the lending process fun and approachable. Melanie Taliaferro started working in the mortgage industry fifteen years ago and loves nothing more than to help clients with their financial needs. Our mantra is "lives not loans, people not paper" and we work hard to stick to that!.

We changed our closing date a few times and that was handled well and with a positive attitude. Everything was done in a timely manner for our speedy close.
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The Taliaferro Team is a motivated group of loan professionals committed to helping homebuyers in all phases of their financing journey. From first-time homebuyers to seasoned investors, we are here to support borrowers at all levels. Based in Austin, Texas, each of our loan officers bring unique expertise and vision to our loan offerings.
With over 15 years in the mortgage industry, Melanie is currently the Branch Manager at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in Austin, Texas. She is a proud Stephen F. Austin alumni and former volleyball player. Axe 'em, jacks! Melanie started her career in 2003 and has been named a Top Originator by Scotsman's Guide and was most recently named in the Top Mortgage Professionals by Austin Monthly in 2020.
Reviews (9)
Kristal Pecherski
Kristal Pecherski
Dec 05, 2021
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Melanie and Chelsea were fantastic at helping me purchase my 1st investment home! Everything went smooth and without a hiccup. I appreciated how Melanie took time to strategize how to make my loan happen with as little OOP costs as possible. I also appreciated how Chelsea stayed on top of all the details for anything needed to close! I def will be using them again and highly recommend them.
Joseph Heilman
Joseph Heilman
Nov 17, 2021
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The Taliaferro Team has been such a wonderful resource for the past two purchases I've made. They are informative, knowledgable, and responsive. No matter whom I worked with or needed to contact, they were available and responded promptly. I can't thank them enough for their time and expertise! It's the reason I came back again when I needed new funding. Very highly recommend.
Norma Alcantara
Norma Alcantara
Nov 14, 2021
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I have the opportunity to work with several lenders and by far, Melanie Taliaferro is the one with more tools and resources to jump any obstacle.
She has an answer for every single difficult that appears during the mortgage process. It is very moving the way she takes care of clients. For Melanie clients are humans with dreams not clients with bank statements. I love to work with Melanie!
Brian Dearth
Brian Dearth
Jul 04, 2021
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What a great experience from start to finish! My wife and I were first time home buyers and really had no idea what to expect with the process. Mel and her team held our hand the whole way and made this truly enjoyable. I will not hesitate to send friends and family her way. Thank you for all your hard work Melanie!
Nick Holden
Nick Holden
Jul 03, 2021
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Melanie and her team are absolutely fantastic. They are super helpful and were always available to answer the millions of questions we had as first time home buyers. We started out with a different lender and are so glad that Melanie was recommended to us when he wasn’t the right fit for us. She went above and beyond to help us get into our dream home and did it with the utmost patience, professionalism, and kindness! As someone who is self-employed Melanie and her team were definitely the right fit because of their knowledge and experience. She was able to get us incredible results and we definitely
Meg Poag
Meg Poag
Jul 02, 2021
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Melanie is one of the top professionals in the mortgage sector nationally, and it shows! We’ve worked with her on four home loans and several refinances and recommend her to all our friends. We actually started investing in real estate because we had her to guide us though and ensure we were working with a great realtor and guiding us through the numbers, giving us the confidence we needed. Her team is smart and amazingly compassionate and reliable. I’d never consider working with anyone else!
Michelle Bippus
Michelle Bippus
Jun 20, 2021
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Melanie and her team are a no brainer when you need the perfect mix of customer service, mortgage experience, and the means to make the loan experience easy!!! She has done multiple loans for me and my family. Most recently she did a refinance and it was stress free and I got a better rate and lower closing costs than with anyone else I looked at. I have multiple assets owned jointly with other owners, I get a W-2 and multiple 1099s, and I always have a difficult challenge with my deals. She handles it all with innovation and grace. If you need a lender, there’s no other choice.
Caleb Glenn
Caleb Glenn
Jun 19, 2021
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Team Taliaferro is like a well oiled machine! I have never met a more responsive & hard working group of individuals. They go out of their way to make the home buying experience as smooth and easy as possible for their clients. I will be recommending them to all of my friends and family!
Casey Carson
Casey Carson
Jun 15, 2021
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Mel and her team were thorough, knowledgeable, and extremely communicative throughout the entire process. I have worked with her before and this experience was no different. I always know that I am going to get 5-star service from her company! She's the best!