Janet Knutsen

I am a 35- year veteran of the mortgage industry. My career has ranged from servicing, processing, underwriting, originating, and managing. I have experienced all facets of the real estate and credit markets up and downs. I pride myself on not being just an application taker, but an educator and trusted advocate in home finance to my customers.
I joined Academy because of its strong reputation for integrity—based mortgage lending, its unwavering commitment to responsible lending practices, and for its broad portfolio of mortgage solutions and tools. Our loans are processed locally by very experienced processors, as a result, we have a proven track record of closing loans as quickly and efficiently as possible
I will be in control of your loan file from start to finish, and I will be up—to—date on the status of your loan at all times. I understand the importance of maintaining continuous communication throughout the loan process and commit to providing you accurate, timely, and honest mortgage advice.
I invite you to put my 35 years of mortgage experience to the test. Let me show you how simple and easy securing a mortgage can be.
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All very professional and very hard working
—Michael Laware
Janet is amazing!!
—Kayla Brooks
Janet has been an incredible source of help during the process. Always prompt with her replies, and always ready with the information we needed! She is a great asset to your company.
—Daniel Maher
Working with Janet was very easy. I had MANY questions and she answered them quickly and thoroughly.
—Charlene Brennock
Very Pleased with our experience with Janet Knutsen and Mechelle LeClair. We appreciated the open communication, and their prompt actions to all of our concerns along the way. The turnaround time frame to meet our needs was amazing and we are so grateful for all their efforts. We love our new place, and we are so happy to have made this connection!
—Heather Coupal
They were very patient and helpful with my first time home buyer stress and freak outs.
—Dean Shepard
Janet was always willing to speak with us during the process and explain things, sometimes more than once. We also appreciate the milestone emails letting us know our loan had advanced to the next stage.
—Roger Sramkoski
They were there to help every step of the way.
—Anita Sartwell
Very pleased with the prompt and professional service. Like how everything is explained so its easy to understand and feel like I'm an individual not just a number. Highly recommend Janet Knutsen and Academy Mortgage for all your mortgage needs!!!
—Keith Purdue
Learned a lot, wasn't stressful and very kind to work with. Made buying a home feel like a breeze.
—Corey Knutsen
Janet was amazing I enjoyed working with her!
—Susan Bessette
Ms Knutsen did an outstanding job. She kept me informed and connected throughout the process.
—Sean Galvin
Janet Knutsen was absolutely amazing through the entire process. As first time home buyers we needed a lot of attention and had a lot of questions. Janet was there to aid and answer every time we called or emailed. She usually responded within 15 minutes. She was by far more knowledgeable in the mortgage process than any other mortgage officer we talked to. If we are to ever move again Janet will be our first call.
—Jason Mills
Great service helped every step of the way
—Bobby Desrochers
Janet Knutsen was very professional through the process! Very nice lady.
—Daniel Comstock
Janet was efficient and great to work with.
—Daniel Cotter
Janet was an absolute pleasure to work with. We came into home buying a little scared because of what people have told us about their experience. I can happily say that the whole process was much easier than anticipated. Janet made everything very stress-free and painless. Thank you so much! -Branden
—Brandon Martin
We are beyond satisfied with our exprience with academy.
—Thomas Brooks
Janet built a non traditional credit report for my buyers and we closed a week early. We had a very smooth transaction!
—Dianna
The whole process was very smooth and everyone we worked with was very helpful.
—Christopher LaPan
Very fast and quick reply's to questions or concerns that may arise. Worked at getting things done to make the process smoother.
—Shannon McGillis
Academy helped to make a stressful situation a lot less stressful. They answered every question we had even if asked several times! Thank you again. Lee and laurie. Highgate , Vermont
—Laurie Geraw
I can say it was a pleasure working with Janet throughout the whole process being buying a new house is one of the most stressful things anyone can go through and if I had questions Janet always took the time to answer them. Thank you very much.
—Patrick Parah
Janet was fantastic, always available to answer questions I had and to explain everything.
—Gina Trevail
Janet was always available when I needed her. She was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her to others.
—Lisa Weaver
Great experience as first time homebuyers! Everything was explained well and all questions were answered, even nights and weekends!
—Brittany Lapan
Janet was very responsive throughout the entire home buying process.
—Mark Barnes
Janet Knutsen and the entire team at Academy made out home buying experience an absolute breeze. Communication was great, status updates were frequent, and we were able to close on time. I can't recommend Janet and the rest of the Academy team highly enough. Thank you for making our 2nd home dream a reality!
—Mary Camp
Janet is amazing! I'm not an easy person to work with and she has been great at answering all of my questions quickly!
—Tanya & Travis
Janet Knutsen was very helpful!
—Rebecca Bowser
Everyone was very receptive to my calls and emails and responded within a reasonable amount of time. Janet was amazing and I really felt that she cared about our transaction. Great experience!
—Tanya B.
Janet Knutsen was awesome to work with. She made the process much less intimidating for my wife and I as first time home buyers.
—Dylan Newton
You guys made an extremely stressful process (home buying) very easy to do and supported us by answering questions, taking the time to calm us down when we were "panicking" and just being great people!! Thank you so much!!
—Ryon Schuller
I could not say enough about Janet and my overall experience. She was very responsive, helpful, and I just could not have had a better experience. Whether it was a weekend or late night, she responded. I never imagined the mortgage process could go so smoothly.
—Dustin Partlow
Quick and easy. All my questions were answered in a timely manner. Very pleased.
—John Legault
Janet went above and beyond her job to make an impossible task possible! She kept pulling rabbits out of her hat!
—Shawn Neill
It was a very quick and easy loan process...Janet knutsen,Kristine Stella and JoAnn Bechard are truly amazing
—Billiejo Taylor