Read More: Q&A with Dave Wallace - Founder of TEGO Certified

Every company has or should have a mission statement and for a consumer protection company like TEGO, it is the heart and soul of what we do and why. Our mission statement is here because we wanted to make it easily accessible to our primary focus, you, the consumer.

1- TEGO's Core Values—What we stand for.

At TEGO, we are fundamentally motivated by the pursuit of honesty and fairness within the lending industry. We believe in the ethical treatment of consumers along with fair compensation for loan originators and mortgage companies. We believe trust should never be given or surrendered but rather it should be proven and earned.

2- TEGO's Noble Cause ?What we live for.

TEGO is deeply rooted in the belief we can make the lending industry better by protecting consumers. We believe through industry oversight and education, consumers will be better equipped to meet the responsibilities of homeownership. We believe the mortgage industry has a responsibility to protect consumers from the dishonest lending practices and call out those persons and companies within the industry that commit these offences.

3- TEGO's Mission ?What we want.

We want the consumer to be protected from misleading sales tactics and opportunistic exploitations of mortgage lenders. We want to bring credibility and honesty back to mortgage lending. We want to educate and protect the consumer and thereby generate a true win win between the lending industry and consumers.

4- TEGO Certified ?The service.

In the past 3 years we have created a web based solution that performs a truly remarkable process that few would argue does not benefit the consumer. We have a passion for truth and honesty within the framework of fairness and believe all consumers are entitled to fairness in the lending process.

	We Protect You We help you understand what you should fairly pay for your mortgage. We intervene on your behalf when your loan originator tries to offer you different terms than what they originally promised you just to try to earn additional profits. We rate loan originators based on the delivery of their promise to treat you fairly and give you the loan you agreed to. We help you find the "good guys". We assist you in establishing a direct relationship with a closing agent thus allowing greater accountability.
	We Monitor Your Loan We notify you when we detect issues that may lead to deception, overcharging or predatory lending practices We track your loan process from application to closing to prevent last minute changes and broken promises.
	We Verify Your Loan Terms We demand the truth about your loan terms. Things like your true interest rate, true loan costs, truth about prepayment penalties and the truth about your loan originator's REAL profit. We empower you to negotiate with your loan originator to get the best, most honest loan offer.

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