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Churchill Mortgage Adds 16 New Hires Nationwide

Aug 25, 2015
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Churchill Mortgage has announced the addition of 16 new employees across its branches in Arizona, California, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington to support its continued growth in 2015.

In Brentwood, Tenn., Churchill welcomes Charlie Goodwin as a home loan specialist, who brings a decade of industry experience,Christopher Gaw as a home loan specialist in training and Kristi Livingston as an underwriter. Keith Cagle and Megan Menke join as an IT support specialist and as a business development associate, respectively, and Amanda McMillan joins the lender’s Chattanooga branch as a home loan specialist.

Churchill adds Jason Cash as a senior loan officer in San Diego and David Weaver brings more than two decades of expertise as a home loan specialist in Phoenix. In Charleston, S.C., Holly Wagner joins as a loan processor with eight years of experience, while Stephen Hewitt joins as a loan originator at the lender’s Dallas branch.

Jessica Nylen joins Churchill’s Grand Rapids, Mich. branch as a home loan specialist assistant, while Nathan Wright and Tim Wright, who bring 16 years of combined industry expertise, serve as loan officers in training. Also in Michigan at the lender’s Okemos branch, Kyle Leemon andJoseph Whittaker join as loan officers in training. Finally, Churchill welcomes Ryan Johannes as a home loan specialist in training in Gig Harbor, Wash.

“The tremendous and ongoing growth of our staff is reflective of an improving housing market,” said Mike Hardwick, president of Churchill Mortgage. “According to the National Association of Realtors, home sales last month reached the highest level since early 2007. In response to high demand, we are continuing to recruit top talent across the country to provide borrowers with trusted and consultative services throughout the home buying process.”

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