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Mr. Navarro was born and raised in West Dade . He attended St. Brendan’s Elementary and St. Brendan’s High School. He received his undergraduate degree in finance and Marketing from the University of Miami and his Masters Degree from Harvard University .

Mr. Navarro has been in the mortgage business all of his professional life. Bernie is currently the Area Manager for Chase Home Finance, one of the largest lenders in the nation. Mr. Navarro formally owned HomeMortgage, which was acquired by Countrywide Home Loans in November of 2005. Mr. Navarro positioned HomeMortgage to be a leader in the local mortgage market. HomeMortgage was the preferred mortgage lender for many new construction developments. HomeMortgage was also the mortgage lender for TotalBank, a 15 branch community bank. He has also worked for such Fortune 100 companies as GMAC Mortgage and Citibank Mortgage. He has extensive knowledge in secondary markets and retail operations and sales.

Mr. Navarro is an Executive Director of the Latin Builders Association.  At the LBA, he is Chairperson for the Membership Committee.  In 2003, 2004, and 2005 Mr. Navarro received the BASF Silver and Platinum awards for Mortgage Lender of the year. In 2002, the Latin Builders Association named HomeMortgage mortgage lender of the year.

Mr. Navarro is very active in politics. In 1996 he was unanimously elected to the West Dade Community Council. The West Dade Community Council is the most busy zoning board in Dade County . His peers on the council elected him Vice Chairman and later Chairman. He ran for Commissioner of Miami Beach and was shy of winning by 500 votes.

Mr. Navarro currently resides in Coral Gables with wife Claudia and daughter Alexandra. He is also very active in that community.