AmNet Opens Phoenix Center

American Mortgage Network, a San Diego-based mortgage bank serving mortgage brokers nationally, has announced the opening of a regional center in Phoenix.The new center will be led by Jerald Hassler and Jeanne Trimmer, mortgage banking industry veterans, and is expected to employ an operations staff of 18 professionals, AmNet said. Mr. Hassler, who has 30 years of mortgage banking and financial services experience, has been appointed vice president and regional manager of the center. Before joining AmNet, he was vice president and branch manager for New America Financial and worked companies such as CTX Mortgage, Guild Mortgage, and Weyerhaeuser Mortgage. Ms. Trimmer, named assistant vice president for operations, was most recently vice president of national operations for Ryland Home Mortgage. "Having a loan production office in Arizona is part of our expansion strategy to establish a presence in key geographic areas ... that have both strong housing demographics and the potential for continued growth," said John M. Robbins, chief executive officer of AmNet. AmNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Residential Investment Trust, can be found online at http://www.amnetmortgage.com.