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» VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 15 NEW VP OF OPENCLOSE ANNOUNCED Florida-based OpenClose, a multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and mortgage fintech provider, has announced the appointment of long-time industry veteran Tom Rice as VP, Enterprise Account Executive. He will be responsible for covering the West Coast territory the company said in a statement. "Tom has an outstanding reputation for developing and maintaining rapport-based, long-term business relationships with all types mortgage professionals from different functional areas at lending entities," said Vince Furey, SVP of Lending Solutions at OpenClose. "He is an experienced sales executive who is solution- oriented and accustomed to operating in fast- paced, dynamic software environments. He fits well with our corporate culture and we are pleased to welcome him to the OpenClose family." HOME POINT FINANCIAL PROMOTES SENIOR EXECUTIVES Home Point Financial Corporation (Home Point), a national multi-channel mortgage originator and servicer, has announced the appointment of Brian Brizard as Chief Business Officer and Lisa Patterson as Chief Production Officer. For the past three years, Brizard held the position of Chief Production Officer for Home Point, while Patterson most recently served as Home Point's Executive Managing Director— TPO Production. "We are fortunate to have a strong and deep leadership group at Home Point," said Willie Newman, President and CEO of Home Point. "Brian and Lisa have been outstanding contributors, and I look forward to expanded contribution from each of them in their new roles." BILL ERVIN APPOINTED VP AT PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC Planet Home Lending, LLC, a privately held mortgage lender and servicer founded in 2007, announced that Bill Ervin was selected to serve as VP of Business Development supporting the company's retail originations channel. Ervin brings expertise gained from more than two decades of mortgage banking industry experience at companies ranging from technology start-ups to global banks. Ervin's technology background includes co-founding Envision Real Estate Software, Inc., which ABN AMRO Mortgage Group later acquired. SERVICE PROVIDER DR. LYNN FISHER JOINS AEI AS CO- DIRECTOR OF HOUSING CENTER Dr. Lynn Fisher has joined the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world, as a resident scholar and co-director of the Housing Center. Dr. Fisher will focus on housing markets, including affordable housing, home building, mortgages, and housing finance.Before joining AEI, Dr. Fisher was VP of research and economics and the Executive Director of the Research Institute for Housing America at the Mortgage Bankers Association. She was previously on the faculty of Washington State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of North Carolina. AUCTION.COM WELCOMES MIN ALEXANDER AS COO Auction.com, based in Irvine, California, and the nation's largest real estate transaction marketplace, announced the addition of Min Alexander as its COO. As COO, Alexander will lead a team of 800 professionals who manage the sale of over 140,000 exclusive listings annually. Alexander will be a key influencer of the strategic development of Auction.com's marketing, data science and technology initiatives. A veteran with over 18 years' experience in the real estate industry, Alexander has a proven track record of managing residential real estate investments and driving sales performance and revenue, focusing on quality, innovation, and customer experience in various business operations. Alexander holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. CHAD SMITH APPOINTED EVP TO CALIBER HOME LOANS Caliber Home Loans, Inc., headquartered in Coppell, Texas, the nation's fourth-largest nonbank residential mortgage originator, has appointed Chad Smith, as EVP, Head of Recapture and Direct To Consumer. Smith will lead all Recapture and Direct to Consumer efforts, transforming the way Caliber interacts with its customers while leveraging the Caliber servicing portfolio of more than 650,000 customers. "We are excited to welcome Chad to the team and believe his extensive industry experience and passion for serving customers make him uniquely suited for this new role," Sanjiv Das, CEO of Caliber, said. We look forward to his contributions to Caliber, which will accelerate the growth of our franchise and our position as a top mortgage originator in the United States." CITIBANK MORTGAGE HIRES NEW EXECUTIVES TO MORTGAGE TEAM Citi's Mortgage and Retail Bank has appointed three new executives to its Mortgage team. David Smith will serve as the COO of U.S. Retail Bank and Mortgage, driving business strategy, operations, and financial planning across Citi's newly combined business, and will also continue to lead the launch of digital end-to-end mortgage originations capability. Taking over as the Head of U.S. Mortgage, Ranjit Bhattacharjee will lead the growth of Citi's Mortgage business in close partnership with Retail Banking. Additionally, Brad Wayman will lead Citi's Mortgage Sales teams as the Head of U.S. Mortgage Sales.