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Sep 25, 2005

1st National Bank of Arizona expands team of top mortgage execsMortgagePress.com1st National Bank of Arizona,employee,award 1st National Bank of Arizona (FNBA) has announced the addition of three top mortgage industry executives: Bob Hedley, Nelson De León and Brad Weiner. Together, they have 50-plus years of experience in the mortgage industry. Bob Hedley has been named FNBA senior vice president/mortgage insurance relationship manager. Hedley comes from GE Capital, where he was a vice president in their mortgage insurance business and led their capital markets and structured transactions group. Nelson De León joins FNBA as senior vice president/mortgage product development manager. With 12 years of experience in retail and wholesale secondary marketing positions at Suburban Mortgage and Matrix Financial, De León brings years of product development and investor relationship management skills to the company. He will be focusing on the product development process and ensuring FNBA continues to provide innovative solutions to retail, broker and correspondent customers. Brad Weiner has joined FNBA as a consultant to their secondary marketing department. Weiner brings years of secondary marketing expertise to the bank. As the former president and executive vice president of secondary marketing at Corinthian Mortgage and with almost 10 years of secondary marketing experience at GreenPoint Mortgage, he brings deep experience in alt-A product development and pricing. For more information, visit www.fbazonline.com.
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