Wholesaler Taps Mortgage Vet as CEO

Paul R. Allen has been named chief executive officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., a wholesale lender based in Ocala, Fla.A veteran of more than 25 years in the mortgage industry, Mr. Allen comes to TBW from Oakmont Advisors LLC, an Oakton, Va.-based consulting firm of which he was founder and president. He was previously executive vice president and chief financial officer at North American Mortgage Co. Mr. Allen began his career as a senior economist at Freddie Mac, where he became a divisional vice president. He later joined Fannie Mae as vice president of financial consulting for its Single Family Business Division. Mr. Allen will join TBW chairman Lee Farkas and president Ray Bowman on the company's executive committee. TBW can be found online at http://www.taylorbean.com.