Gwen Childress

Mortgage Banker | Senior Vice President

NMLS #: 525991

1800 East Main Street, Easley, SC 29640

Gwen Childress | SouthState Mortgage

About Gwen Childress

Gwen has over 20 years of experience working in the mortgage industry. Gwen began working with SouthState in 1999 as a mortgage loan processor and then a year later became a Mortgage Banker. Gwen believes her experience as a processor, working closely with underwriters and understanding the process from start to finish has been a huge part of her success as an originator. Gwen has extensive experience working with conventional, government, and construction to perm loans. Gwen's passion is making homeownership dreams come true and making the process as smooth as possible. When Gwen is not working, she loves spending time with her 2 children.
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Recent Reviews

5 stars
Google   •   SouthState Bank
06/13/2026
Very helpful! When you have questions that needs answering she is the person yo go to! She gets the job done and very friendly
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Google   •   SouthState Bank
06/01/2026
Gwen is so knowledgeable and helpful. She talked us through all of our options, was always available for questions, and made an inevitably stressful process a lot easier. I highly recommend working with her!
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Google   •   SouthState Bank
05/21/2026
Gwen was extremely professional and kept us informed every step of the mortgage process. She made it so easy and we would highly recommend her.

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