A number of recent executive appointments at residential lending firms include chief strategy officers, chief financial officer and production managers. The national sales director of one company exited.
After leaving Guaranteed Rate in 2013,
John Elias has returned, a statement last week said. Elias, who previously served as an executive vice president, now serves as chief revenue and strategy officer.
During his previous tenure at Guaranteed, Elias spent a decade at the Chicago-based lender. Most recently, his previous employer was 1st Advantage Mortgage, where he spent a total of seven months.
LeaderOne Financial said on Dec. 16 that Steven Light has been appointed executive vice president, chief strategy officer.
He started at the Overland Park, Kansas-based company in 2014.
Light reportedly has two decades in the business, including stints at Countrywide Financial Corp., Saxon Capital and Household International. Most recently he worked at American Equity Mortgage.
The new CFO at NewDay USA is
Paul “Tim” Thompson, a Dec. 15 statement said. He previously worked at Global Leveraged Capital, FBR Capital Markets and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and he was CEO of The Darby Creek Company.
Leo Spanuello has been hired by GSF Mortgage as regional manager in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a Dec. 14 news release stated. He left Stonegate Mortgage Corp., where he was on the payroll for a little more than a year, and reportedly has 22 years’ experience in home lending.
Donna Greiner, reportedly a 25-year mortgage veteran, was hired by Guardian Mortgage Company Inc. as senior vice president correspondent lending.
She is based in Plano, Texas.
imortgage said on Dec. 10, that Kevin Budde has joined the company as senior vice president of production for the west division. Budde, who founded Western Cities Mortgage, claims to have four decades in the industry — previously working for Bank of America Corp., Countrywide and, most recently, PrimeLending.
Budde “is responsible for originating over $1 billion in loans,” the loanDepot LLC-subsidiary stated.
In addition, Scottsdale, Arizona-based imortgage said Tom Fiddler has been hired as senior vice president of production, east division.
imortgage said he has 28 years’ experience in real estate finance. He also worked for BofA and Countrywide and most recently was employed by Prospect Mortgage LLC.
loanDepot-subsidiary Mortgage Master experienced the departure of its national sales director, Don Henig, Inside Mortgage Finance reported. Henig, who leaves on Dec. 31, is reportedly taking a break from the business.
