DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
The Mortgage Bankers Association appointed Bradley Padratzik as director of member engagement.
Prior to joining MBA, Padratzik spent his career in sales and business development, including time at LendersOne, a national cooperative for independent mortgage bankers.
He brings nearly two decades of experience in sales, analysis, account development and vendor relationship management experience to the MBA.
MASSACHUSETTS
DANVERS
Beatrice Tilley has joined Mortgage Network Inc. as a regional operations manager in the company's Mount Laurel, N.J., office.
Tilley will be responsible for operations and underwriting for the mid-Atlantic region.
Most recently, she served as senior divisional operations manager for Everbank.
Tilley held similar responsibilities as regional fulfillment director for MetLife Home Loans and as senior vice president, director of operations for Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services.
John Harrington has also joined Mortgage Network as a sales manager in the company's Plymouth, Mass., branch office.
Harrington will be responsible for serving borrowers and homeowners throughout the South Shore area.
He brings to Mortgage Network 16 years of mortgage banking experience in the South Shore area and most recently served as a sales manager at First Eastern Mortgage.
MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS
BetterLoanOfficers.com said that industry veteran A.R. Smith has joined the company as president and chief operating officer.
Most recently, she was the co-founder and president of TVMA Inc./TeraVerde Management Advisors, where she pioneered its mortgage banking technology consulting and advisory services.
Previously, Smith served as vice president of mortgage lending at Parent Federal Savings Bank, president of Keystone National Bank, and co-founder, president and COO of American Home Bank.
The company also hired Brian Karoff to become its director of digital.
Karoff, a veteran of the digital marketing space, will control all aspects of BetterLoanOfficers.com’s software development, digital marketing implementation and marketing team management.
NEW YORK
UNIONDALE
Arbor Commercial Mortgage appointed Ben Truitt as director, FHA in the company's Denver office.
A 17-year commercial real estate finance veteran, Truitt will be responsible for providing capital for the refinance, acquisition and construction of multifamily housing and senior housing.
Prior to joining Arbor, he began his commercial lending career as an originator with GMAC Commercial Mortgage.
Truitt has also served through various roles with GMAC, PNC Bank, Red Stone and AmeriSphere.
PENNSYLVANIA
PITTSBURGH
ServiceLink said that Tony Ebers has joined the company as its new division president, originations.
In his new role, he will be part of the ServiceLink executive leadership team and be responsible for the strategy, operations, and growth of the company's entire originations business.
Ebers has more than 25 years of experience, most recently serving as the executive vice president for mortgage lending and servicing at OneWest Bank.
TEXAS
HOUSTON
Stewart hired Brad Rable as chief information officer to help guide the company's information technology transformation.
Rable most recently served as an executive partner with Gartner Executive Programs.
Prior roles include serving as executive vice president, chief information officer and chief strategy officer for AIG/United Guaranty where he lead the technology and product development divisions as well as the innovation team that launched the AIG Mortgage Advisory Co.
SUGAR LAND
Valuation Partners hired Tim Bartek as vice president, national account executive, to expand sales in the Eastern U.S. region.
Bartek brings to Valuation Partners more than 20 years of mortgage industry sales and loan fulfillment experience.
Most recently he served as vice president of account management at PC Lender.
Previously, he held executive positions at Lender Processing Services, Integra Software Systems and Gallagher Financial Systems.
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