Conshohocken, Pa.-based MortgageHub, a mortgage industry Web services platform provider, has hired David Demster as president of its Mortgage Products Division and Mike Whitson as senior partner in its Services Division.Mr. Demster is charged with overseeing and managing the company's mortgage technology products, including its Web-based wholesale, correspondent, and retail lending systems; its product, pricing, and decisioning engines; and its warehouse lending system. Before joining MortgageHub, Mr. Demster served as vice president of the Mortgage Business Unit of Fair Isaac Corp., where he directed all business operations. Mr. Whitson will focus on managing and developing the company's service offerings, with a focus on strategy consulting and contracting services for the mortgage industry. MortgageHub can be found on the Web at http://www.mortgagehub.com.
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