Rate announced that Marty Preston is moving his business to the Chicago-headquartered retail lender after evaluating more than 20 companies. Based in Kentucky, Preston most recently served as president of retail and division president at Benchmark. He will run Rate’s profit-and-loss platform, aiming to help loan officers achieve sustained profitability.
AnnieMac Home Mortgage has appointed Gianni Cerretani as branch manager of its Momentum Group. Based in Atlanta, Cerretani will focus on building high-performing teams and establishing a strong regional presence as the AnnieMac division expands in the Southeast.
Lower has appointed Jamie Brown as executive vice president and divisional president of the company’s Southeast-focused division. Brown, who has more than 30 years of mortgage, real estate and insurance experience, most recently served as regional manager at Supreme Lending.
Mortgage Cadence announced the hiring of Joe Zeibert as chief revenue officer, a move that follows the company’s recent acquisition by PartnerOne. Zeibert has more than 20 years of experience in banking, fintech and mortgage technology, including leadership positions at Anchor Loans, FICO, Nomis Solutions, Ally Financial and Bank of America.
Americasa, a division of Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, announced that Yasser Valdes Herrera has been promoted to president. Based in Miami, Herrera had served as vice president of Americasa Home Loans since December 2023, which is a specialized, Spanish-language mortgage platform and lending service focused on helping the Hispanic community achieve homeownership.
Citywide Home Mortgage, a Rate company, has promoted Robert Coomer to chief growth officer, a role that oversees strategic initiatives designed to expand the company’s national footprint. The founder of the Robert Coomer Group, he joined the company in 2024 as executive vice president and director of sales strategy and growth.
Planet Home Lending has tapped Adam Levitt to serve as a correspondent renovation account executive following the retirement of Margie Walsh. Levitt previously held roles with CrossCountry Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.
Highlands Residential Mortgage announced it has acquired Equitable Mortgage Corp. The move expands Highlands’ presence in central Ohio by adding the Columbus-area lender, which has funded over $6 billion in residential loans since its founding in 1995.
Union Home Mortgage announced the appointment of Dino Lack as chief information officer. The 21-year mortgage technology veteran will lead implementation of strategic AI integrations and advanced workflow automations.
Christopher Griffith has joined NEXA Lending, where he will focus on improving outcomes for veteran borrowers while seeking to elevate loan officer performance across the company’s third-party origination channel.
Waterstone Mortgage has hired Jeremy Moreithi as branch manager for its location in Ashburn, Va. Moreithi, who has more than 20 years of lending experience, most recently served as a branch manager for Envoy Mortgage.
Invesco Mortgage Capital has named Kevin Collins as CEO and David Lyle as president, effective May 1. The moves follow the retirement of John Anzalone, who served as CEO for nine years. Collins and Lyle both joined the company in 2009, with Collins serving as president and Lyle as chief operating officer since 2017.
Potomac Bank has promoted Lance Nobles to executive vice president and director of commercial real estate lending, where he will also lead a new commercial banker development program. Nobles, who joined the bank in 2019, is based in Ashburn, Va.
The Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP) announced the addition of Splitero Inc. as its newest executive board member. As part of the move, Splitero’s general counsel, John Pingel, will join the CHEP board alongside leaders from Hometap Equity Partners, Point Digital Finance and Unlock Technologies, which are the association’s three founding members.
Auction.com has named Ali Haralson co‑CEO, formalizing the multiyear leadership partnership she has shared with Jason Allnutt. As part of the move, Haralson has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
Cinch Home Services, a Florida-based home warranty company, has appointed Jessica Fields as chief commercial officer and Keith Johnson as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer. Fields most recently served as chief sales officer at Frontdoor Inc. and previously held senior leadership roles at Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Homes. Johnson comes from ADT, where he served as vice president of consumer insights and advanced analytics.
Mortgage tech company Dark Matter Technologies has appointed Vikas Rao as CEO. Rao, who had served as chief technology officer since 2025, succeeds Sean Dugan in the company’s top executive role.
Williston Financial Group (WFG), a provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services, has appointed Ryan Ozonian senior director of innovation and artificial intelligence at MyHome, a WFG-owned real estate tech company. Ozonian will continue to lead WFG’s AI, automations and technology solutions team while expanding his role to encompass enterprise-wide AI and automation initiatives.
WFG National Title separately announced the appointments of Shaun Gonzales as chief operations officer for direct operations, Noah Blanton as chief growth officer and Josie Hyde to an expanded regional leadership role.
AI-driven pre-underwriting company Friday Harbor has added Kate Schilling as director of sales and Melina Stayton as customer success manager. Schilling previously served as a senior account executive at Dark Matter Technologies following a stint as a loan originator at CrossCountry Mortgage. Stayton worked as a production operations supervisor at Evergreen Home Loans, where she played a pivotal role in company-wide technology implementations.
