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Urban Financial Hires Ron Bartley to Manage Midwest Area Retail; Company’s Indianapolis Call Center Celebrates Record Growth Urban Financial of America has hired Ron Bartley as Midwest area manager for its retail sales division. Previously, Bartley was an area sales manager for AAG and central region team leader for Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Also, UFA’s Indianapolis Call Center is celebrating record growth upons its one-year anniversary. Since its inception in April 2014, the location has tripled its headcount. “With this impressive growth over a single year, we are extremely excited to increase production in Indianapolis, in conjunction with our call centers in Tulsa, San Diego, Philly and New York,” says Tony Arnold, VP of call center sales.
RMS and S1L Announces Rebranding Initiative and New TV Ad Reverse Mortgage Solutions and its retail brand, Security 1 Lending, a division of Walter Investment Management Corp., have launched rebranding and repositioning initiatives, and a new TV spot. “In addition to the redesigned logos and tagline, the comprehensive multimedia introduction kicks off with the unveiling of our exciting new, integrated, solutions-driven Internet site; updated sales materials; direct marketing; and a number of other components. It also marks the debut of a fresh TV spot showcasing our updated brand positioning,” says Sharon Robbins, SVP and CMO.
Reverse Mortgage Funding Hires Alexis Lopez Carril as Regional Account Manager Reverse Mortgage Funding has hired Alexis Lopez Carril as regional account manager in the Southern Florida area, a position that supports RMF’s third-party origination sales channel. Carril will report to National Sales Leader Mark O’Neil. With more than 15 years of experience in sales and lending, Carril worked previously as a wholesale sales and operations consultant for Lending Direct and as a wholesale account executive for HighTechLending. “Alexis’ experience, professionalism and commitment to delivering the highest levels of customer service make her a perfect addition to our rapidly growing team of reverse mortgage professionals,” O’Neil says.
FirstBank Acquires Northwest Georgia Bank FirstBank has acquired Northwest Georgia Bank, a leading community bank that has served North Georgia and Chattanooga for more than 100 years. With approximately $270 million in assets, Northwest Georgia Bank has four branches in Chattanooga and two in North Georgia. The acquisition will increase FirstBank’s assets to $2.8 billion and elevate its market share to seventh in the Chattanooga area.
