Equity 1 Lenders Group has grown from being a local mortgage broker to a Department of Housing & Urban Development-approved mortgage banker. As a mortgage banker, Equity 1 is licensed in seven western states with branch offices in California and Arizona. The company offers loan products through its direct lending division and wholesale lending group. Equity 1 Lenders Group, incorporated in 1989, is licensed with the Department of Corporations; Department of Real Estate; the State Banking Department of Arizona, an approved Housing and Urban Development Lender; and a member of the Better Business Bureau San Diego. The company maintains corporate offices in San Diego.