CSFB's Hamilton Leaving for Platinum

Credit Suisse First Boston executive vice president Zan Hamilton is leaving Wall Street for California-based mortgage banker Platinum Capital, MortgageWire has learned.Mr. Hamilton will be in charge of growing Platinum's wholesale division, particularly in regard to "Alt-A" and subprime mortgages. He is expected to start as president of Platinum on April 21. He replaces Dan Perl who recently left the company. During his career, Mr. Hamilton also has worked at Wilshire Credit in Oregon and done consulting work for Intuit. In another move, Platinum has hired LesLee Delaney to run its wholesale effort in California. Platinum funds mortgages in 45 states. In years past the privately held lender has been mostly a government and conventional funder. The company is trying to diversify its product base as refinancings run their course.