Citywide Home Loans was founded on December 7, 1998 by Steven J. Goorman as Citywide Funding. His entrepreneurial, dynamic, and determined style has grown the small broker company of just 5 employees to the large corporation it is today. Even though Citywide Home Loans now employs nearly 900 employees and covers more than 35 states, the company still maintains its small company roots. Steve Goorman lives by the motto, "leadership is taught by example."