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Chase hires Ronald Barnett as area manager for Home Lending in ParamusMortgagePress.comChase, Ronald, Barnett, Home Lending Group, area manager Chase, one of the nation's leading residential housing lenders, announced that experienced mortgage professional Ronald Barnett joined the company as area manager for its Home Lending Group in Paramus, N.J. Barnett is responsible for managing all loan originations through Chase's mortgage offices in northern New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties. The Denville resident brings to Chase more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. For the past seven years while with his previous employer, he led the top-performing home loan center in New Jersey in terms of fundings and applications. He will be based in Chase';s Paramus mortgage office on West 115 Century Road. Barnett, who graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a master's degree in business administration, is active in the 200 Club of Morris County. He can be reached at 201-225-3973, ext. 53973 and via e-mail at [email protected]. Chase offers a full array of mortgage products through its New Jersey mortgage offices, from first-time homebuyer and affordable loan products to jumbo mortgage and home equity loans. For more information, visit www.chase.com.