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13 March 2025 March 2025 » including leadership roles at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Freedom Mortgage, Mac Gloan brings a broad perspective and a proven record of driving growth within the mortgage industry to the mortgage lender. Mac Gloan will assume the role previously held by industry veteran Jim Loving, who recently retired after more than 10 years leading Planet's correspondent sales team. "We're making strategic invest- ments in people and products to create opportunities for our correspondent partners," said John Bosley, President of Mortgage Lending at Planet Home Lending. "Jason's deep industry ex- pertise and commitment to customer engagement will play a key role as we continue to enhance our correspondent relationships and expand our co-issue customers to deliver exceptional value to our correspondent partners." Mac Gloan will be tasked with ex- panding Planet's correspondent volume, advancing the division's co-issue capabil- ities, and helping correspondent partners unlock value through Planet's innovative niche products, such as manufactured home loans and renovation loans. Mac Gloan's extensive career in the mortgage industry began at Freddie Mac, where he helped launch the first eMortgage initiative. He later transitioned into account management roles in Com- munity Lending and Regional Lending. At Fannie Mae, he served as a National Account Manager, working with some of the industry's largest lenders to drive suc- cess during periods of rapid change. Most recently, he was VP, Eastern Regional Manager at Freedom Mortgage. WATERSTONE MORTGAGE PROMOTES NEW CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER National mortgage lender Waterstone Mortgage Corporation has promoted Stephanie Ziebell to the role of Chief Legal Officer. Ziebell joined Waterstone Mortgage as Assistant General Counsel in October 2012, shortly after graduating from law school. She was eventually promoted to VP–Corporate Counsel, and then SVP–General Counsel. In her most recent role, she has overseen key areas such as Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Vendor Manage- ment, Risk and Audit, and Quality Control/Repurchase Defense, while providing valuable guidance on the company's strategic initiatives. While at Waterstone Mortgage, Ziebell has played a key role in the company's expansion efforts, growing its lending footprint from only a hand- ful of states to 48 states and the District of Columbia. This effort required extensive research into the various licensing and other state-specific laws and working with the Operations team to ensure compliance with each state's unique regulatory requirements. "Over the years, Stephanie has demonstrated exceptional leadership and deep expertise as our Gener- al Counsel," Waterstone Mortgage President & CEO Jeff McGuiness said. "This new role reflects her unwavering commitment to upholding our values, guiding us through complex challenges, and ensuring our continued growth." FIRST HORIZON BOARD MEMBER RETIRES First Horizon Corpora- tion has announced the retirement of Rosa Sugrañes from the First Horizon Corporation Board of Directors and First Horizon Bank Board of Directors, effective at the end of her current term. Sugrañes became a Director of First Horizon in 2020 upon the closing of the merger of equals with IBERIABANK Corporation, having served as a Director of IBERIABANK Corporation since 2017. Prior to that time, she served as a Director of Sabadell United Bank in Miami, Florida, from 2006-2017. Sugrañes was the Founder and CEO of Iberia Tiles, a ceramic tile distributor headquartered in Miami, from 1980- 2012 when the company was sold. "Rosa's experience as a business owner and board member in the financial services industry has been invaluable to the Board and the com- pany throughout her years of service," said Bryan Jordan, Chair, President and CEO of First Horizon. "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank Rosa for her dedication and guidance and wish her all the best in her retirement." UNION HOME MORTGAGE ANNOUNCES NEW MID- ATLANTIC LEADERSHIP Union Home Mort- gage (UHM), an independent mort- gage banking company, has announced the addition of new leadership in its Mid-Atlantic region. These new Partners will be focused on growth across the UHM footprint in several key markets. Frank DiMaio joins the company as Regional Manager of the Mid-Atlantic region, and he will be accompanied by new Partners Matt Barker, Jamie Delp, and Michael Rosman. The team brings extensive experience, particularly within the new construction market, assisting builders, Realtors, and customers as they build the American Dream one home at a time. "There are some incredibly import- ant markets in this region, and I am really excited to see what this new team can do with the resources they have at M O V E R S & S H A K E R S DIMAIO BARKER DELP ROSMAN