Homefield Names EVP to Head Texas Ops

Michael D. Meyer has been named executive vice president for the new Texas operations of Homefield Financial, a mortgage banker based in Irvine, Calif.Mr. Meyer will oversee the firm's expansion into the Texas market, from which it will primarily serve Homefield's customers in the Central and Eastern United States, the company said. Homefield said it will open its Irving, Texas, loan center in April with 20 employees and expand it to 150-200 employees over the next 18 months. Before joining Homefield, Mr. Meyer served as president of Fort Worth, Texas-based Touchstone Communications, an offshore business process outsourcing company serving major U.S. mortgage companies. He was previously a senior vice president with Associates First Capital Corp. in Dallas, and he also worked with NovaStar and Oak Street Mortgage.