Reston, VA., Dec. 20, 2018 - Guidance Residential, America's leading Islamic home financing provider, has added a new Northwestern region as it expands in its 16th year of serving American Muslim homebuyers.

Guidance Residential has earned a trusted name providing Islamic financing to homebuyers across America from coast to coast. Now, the creation of a dedicated Northwestern service region adds dedicated staff to accommodate the growing demand for Islamic home financing. The addition allows its expert teams to provide even more localized services to homebuyers.

Guidance Residential now offers its top-quality services from 16 offices in seven regions across over 30 states.

FAMILIAR FACES, NEW PLACES

The expansion brings with it promotions of several well-established Guidance leaders in the western United States.

• Munther Qtaish, a top producer and area manager for Guidance, has been promoted to Regional Manager to serve the new Northwestern region.
• Nabil Eid, another top producer and area manager, was promoted to regional manager to lead the neighboring Midwestern region.
• Meanwhile, in the Southeast, experienced team member Shabeer Shekha-a successful retail entrepreneur for 25 years who has been with Guidance for seven years-is now leading the region as manager.

Find out the latest news about the rest of Guidance's familiar faces at www.guidanceresidential.com/leadership-and-management.

ABOUT GUIDANCE RESIDENTIAL

Guidance Residential is the leading provider of Islamic home financing in the United States. Since its inception in 2002, Guidance Residential has funded over $5.0 billion in Islamic home financing contracts.

Guidance Residential is a subsidiary of Guidance Financial Group, an international company dedicated to serving the market for Islamic financial products and services. Guidance Financial Group offers unique investment products to institutional investors and financial intermediaries worldwide, and provides financial services to its retail customer base in the United States. The company's commitment to intensive research and development and solid operational support for its products has allowed it to develop unique financial solutions that address unmet needs of the American Muslim market.

Guidance Residential's proprietary Declining Balance Co-ownership program is trusted as a Shariah-compliant home financing program in the U.S. Islamic finance market. The Declining Balance Co-ownership Program received the highest rating by The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA).

In 2018, Guidance Residential was awarded the 2018 Vanguard Award by HousingWire.

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