TopLine FCU Developing Mortgage Unit

Mary Wetterlin has been hired as general manager of TopLine Federal Credit Union to develop a first-mortgage division at its Maple Grove, Minn., headquarters.Ms. Wetterlin will be responsible for building "leading-edge" first-mortgage lending options and developing business relationships with Realtors, builders, and mortgage brokers, TopLine said. Ms. Wetterlin has 13 years of experience in mortgage banking and real estate, and was most recently branch manager of the new-construction office at CTX Mortgage Co. She was previously a branch manager at Countrywide Home Loans. Michael Edwards, TopLine's chief lending officer, said the CU's move was related to its recent expansion of membership eligibility to include everyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The CU can be found on the Web at http://www.toplinecu.com.