4 Credit Unions, LenderClose, Neighborhood Mortgage Solutions Hire & Promote

WEST

The $1.2 billion CoastHills Credit Union in Santa Maria, Calif., hired Tim Jensen as EVP/CFO. Prior to joining Coast Hills, Jensen served as head of risk management for more than eight years with the electronic trading and hedge fund Jump Trading LLC. Prior to working at Jump Trading, Jensen served as a consultant for eight years at Quantitative Risk Management, advising top 100 U.S. banks, credit unions, mortgage banks and non-bank lenders.

Tech Capital, LLC, the asset-based finance company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the $3 billion Tech Credit Union in San Jose, Calif., hired Randall Haney as vice president of business development. An industry veteran with extensive experience in both factoring and asset-based lending, Haney has been in the commercial finance industry for more than 35 years. Prior to joining Tech Capital, he was the vice president of CBC Business Credit, where he was responsible for driving loan growth by analyzing, structuring and recommending credit requests for asset-based lending opportunities.

MIDWEST

The $2.9 billion Corporate Central Credit Union in Muskego, Wis., promoted Will Valadez as a human resources generalist. In his new role, Valadez will work in partnership with the human resources manager to oversee day-to-day operations and administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs. He will also provide support on various human resources functions, including recruiting, new hire onboarding and orientation, performance management, compensation and benefits, and administering payroll and the time and attendance system. Valadez joined the Corporate Central team in June 2018 as an accounting assistant. In May 2019, his role extended to accounting and compensation coordinator.

SOUTH

The $1 billion U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va., hired Omar Ramsay as chief risk management officer. Ramsay is a legal, compliance and risk professional with more than 10 years of diversified experience in the banking and legal industries. Ramsay will be heading up the risk management department at USSFCU to provide guidance and oversight throughout the entire organization. He will be working with different departments throughout the organization to identify unmitigated risks, and also identify areas of opportunity where USSFCU has controls disproportionate or in excess of the risk it is meant to mitigate.

VENDORS

LenderClose hired three employees.

Kamal Sager was hired as a data analyst. Sager joins LenderClose from Microsoft, where he most recently provided data center IT technical support, performing system and network installation, configuration and troubleshooting to ensure optimum operations. Sager’s extensive background consists of positions as an assistant professor and a consulting advisor to the United States government. For LenderClose, Sager will apply his more than 15 years of scientific research and data analytics expertise to enhance reporting and modeling for the company, its clients and strategic partners.

Tabitha Rice was hired as a product manager. Rice most recently held a product manager position at Equifax, where she was promoted from entry level processor to operations manager in less than a year. For LenderClose, Rice will use her expertise in managing teams spanning multiple states, improving product development processes and building client and vendor relationships to deliver solutions with quick time-to-market. By developing a deep understanding of the LenderClose client experience, Rice will identify and fill product gaps, as well as provide insights on growing market share, driving growth, and improving the lender and borrower experience.

Christina Woods was hired as a project manager. Woods brings nearly a decade of experience to LenderClose, including quality assurance and regulatory audits for a multi-national company. In her most recent role, she served as the managed services project coordinator for Associated Computer Systems, where she managed relationships with clients, assessing needs and facilitating timely solutions. For LenderClose, Woods will collaborate with stakeholders to continually set the bar higher in product and process quality to enhance the client experience.

CUSOS

Neighborhood Mortgage Solutions appointed Jamie York to CEO. York has held a number of leadership positions at NMS and most recently served as COO for the organization. Her predecessor, Greg Wischmeyer, is retiring after serving 42 years in the lending industry, 10 of those as CEO. York’s career began at NMS in 2009. She has been instrumental in setting up the current secondary market department for continued success, and has been an active leader in developing and nurturing the positive culture, above and beyond service level and core values of the organization.

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