Supreme Lending brings on $100M Lasso Lending team in Houston

Branch manager Austin Baker and his Houston-based team, Lasso Lending, have joined Supreme Lending, bringing more than $100 million in annual loan production to Supreme’s platform.

The move deepens Supreme Lending’s presence in the Houston metropolitan area, one of the nation’s most active and competitive housing markets, according to the company’s announcement.

Baker entered the mortgage industry in 2010 and has focused his career on serving borrowers across Texas and in other states. Over the past several years, his 10-person team has scaled to more than $100 million in annual loan production through multiple market cycles while maintaining a strong client satisfaction record.

The group, previously operating as Bonck & Baker Mortgage Group, rebranded earlier this year to Lasso Lending to emphasize a more team-driven, client-focused identity. The brand is built around the idea of helping borrowers “capture” homeownership in a fast-moving market.

“From the beginning, our goal was to build a team that could handle any loan scenario and make it feel simple for the client,” Baker said in a statement. “We’ve grown by focusing on our process, our products, our speed, and ultimately, by treating our clients the way we would want to be treated if we were in their shoes. Partnering with Supreme gives us the scale, support, and product depth to take all of that to the next level.”

The team brings experience across purchase, new construction, refinance, jumbo and complex self-employed borrower scenarios.

Baker said the decision to change platforms came as his former business partner, Jonathan Bonck, decided to run for Congress, prompting a broader review of long-term strategy and alignment.

“When my business partner, Jonathan Bonck, made the decision to run for U.S. Congress, we started considering a platform shift,” Baker said. “We knew it had to be with a company that would elevate what we already did well, while adding products and support where we were lacking. Beyond that, we knew we also needed alignment with leadership, for both culture and long-term vision. We looked coast-to-coast, and only Supreme checked all of our boxes.”

Supreme Lending leaders framed the hire as part of a broader strategy to grow through experienced, market-tested producers.

“From the first few conversations, it was clear this was a team that truly gets it,” said Sarah Middleton, chief growth leader at Supreme Lending. “The way Austin leads, the way his team shows up for clients, and the consistency they’ve built across every kind of market — that doesn’t happen by accident.”

Scott Everett, founder and CEO of Supreme Lending, added: “This is how we’ve always grown — you find people who have already built something the right way, and you get behind them. Austin and his team know how to win, they take care of their clients, and they do it consistently. Our job now is to give them the platform to do it at an even higher level.”

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