First Origin Mortgage Lenders, located at 7850 N.W. 146 Street, Suite 506, in Miami Lakes Business Park West, recently acquired Miami Lakes based ASJ Financial Group and will maintain an office in the Keen Battle Mead building. Ray Palacios, formerly of ASJ Financial Group will head the new company as president and CEO. He has been serving the Miami Lakes area since 2006 with 20 years of banking and mortgage experience. The First Origin Mortgage Lenders' staff includes (from left) Marc Bresseau, Omar Iser, Manuel Perez, Ana Fernandez, Ray Palacios, Annette Rivas, Alex Tabio, Roy Freeman, and Ed Martinez. For more information, contact the office at 305-820-6835.