'I have decided not to incur further financial risk': Gainesville-based mortgage lender Homestar to close - Gainesville Times

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'I have decided not to incur further financial risk': Gainesville-based mortgage lender Homestar to close

Homestar at 332 Washington Street in Gainesville - photo by Scott Rogers

10272023 HOMESTAR 1.jpg — Homestar at 332 Washington Street in Gainesville - photo by Scott Rogers

Homestar Financial Corporation, a Gainesville-based mortgage lender that has grown into one of the top lenders nationwide, announced in a memo to staff earlier this week that it will close all retail operations after more than two decades in business.