Closing Bell: Arlington Heights Mortgage Broker Honored At NYSE

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — In the financial world, being part of the opening or closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on any given day is the dream of many. For Michael Blackhall, of Arlington Heights, he was able to do the latter last week during a special ceremony in New York City.

Blackhall, president of Town & Country Mortgage Services, was honored at the NYSE for "going above and beyond to make the dream of homeownership a reality," according to a press release from United Wholesale Mortgage. Blackhall worked with a family of four and got them into a home that was closer to family so they could better care for their two kids, both of whom have a lifelong disease that requires constant care. When the family was forced to short sale their original home, wrecking their credit, they struggled to get an approval on a loan, but Blackhall was able to make the impossible, possible.

As part of National Mortgage Brokers Day, United Wholesale Mortgage celebrated Blackhall and other brokers on the floor of the NYSE where they had the opportunity to ring the closing bell.

Blackhall has been the president of Town & Country Mortgage Services for nearly 17 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. Town & Country Mortgage is located at 2340 S Arlington Heights Road.

Blackhall was raised in Morton Grove and went to Maine East High School in Park Ridge. After high school, he went to University of Illinois in Champaign, where he earned a degree in economics.

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