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Wachovia combines brands to create VerticeMortgagePress.comWholesale mortgage lending Wachovia Securities has announced the creation of a wholesale lending brand, Vertice, from the combined entities of American Mortgage Network and Wachovia Mortgage Third Party Lending. Vertice will be a part of Wachovia Securities' corporate and investment banking operation and will be overseen by Randy Robertson, head of residential mortgage and consumer business. Combined production from both component entities totaled $18 billion in 2006. Richmond, Va.-based Wachovia Securities, a non-bank affiliate of Wachovia Corporation, is a provider of financial advisory, brokerage, asset management and other financial services. For more information, visit www.wachoviasec.com.