Michael Bernstein is the co-founder and a branch manager of LendFriend Home Loans, an Austin-based mortgage lender servicing thousands of homebuyers in Central Texas and other communities around the U.S. Along with his brother Eric, he co-founded LendFriend in 2018 and, in four years, has grown the company to surpass $375 million in loan originations annually with a focus on customer experience and community engagement.