Despite the ongoing consolidation of the mortgage industry, certain smaller lenders have found ways to thrive. Massachusetts-based Summit Mortgage is a prime example. The Boston Business Journal recently ranked the company as the metro area’s fastest growing private company in any industry. Summit’s revenue soared from $2.2 billion in 2002 to $15.2 billion in 2003. No lender is expected to sustain such a rapid rate of growth, but the company’s revenue continued to rise in