Executives bring decades of experience to boost mortgage lending strategies
Nationwide Mortgage Bankers Inc. (NMB) and Certainty Home Lending have strengthened their leadership teams with key hires.
NMB has appointed Michael Brennan (pictured left) as its new president of sales and operations. Brennan, a mortgage industry veteran, previously served as the president of Movement Mortgage, where he played a key role in the company's national expansion. Under his leadership, Movement Mortgage grew to 5,600 employees and reached an annual loan volume of $33 billion.
“Michael Brennan’s arrival is hugely significant for building upon the strong foundation we have at NMB and now expanding our services across the nation,” said Richard Steinberg, founder and chairman of NMB. “We are excited to add to the great work Michael did on impact lending alongside Movement Mortgage co-founder Casey Crawford.”
In his new role, Brennan will lead sales and operations for NMB, which operates with 500 employees across 29 offices and holds licenses in 47 states. He will also drive the company’s Affinity Platform, which offers financial wellness benefits through partnerships with organizations nationwide.
“I’m extremely excited to join a forward-thinking team so devoted to making the mortgage process as seamless as possible for clients,” Brennan said in a Press release. “I see a real opportunity at NMB to bring their amazing technology platform and unique business model to high-performing loan officers in towns and cities across the country. They have the flexibility to work with a wide range of customers — first-time homebuyers, people moving up or exploring investment properties — and NMB has all the pieces in place to expand their services to new areas.”
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Meanwhile, Dallas-based Certainty Home Lending, a subsidiary of Guaranteed Rate, has hired Dave Venugopal (pictured right) as senior vice president of mortgage lending.
Based in Arlington, Virginia, Venugopal will focus on serving the Mid-Atlantic market, including the Washington D.C. metro area.
With over two decades of experience, Venugopal has funded more than $3 billion in mortgage loans, spanning conventional, jumbo, VA, FHA, and non-QM financing. He is also a 15-time President’s Club honoree.
“I’m not overstating it when I say that Dave is an origination powerhouse,” said Certainty Home CEO Franco Terango. “His addition to a tremendously dynamic and talented Mid-Atlantic team only further fuels Certainty’s growth trajectory on not only the East Coast, but nationwide.”
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