Joaquin Torre Named Senior Director of Capital Markets for First Guaranty Mortgage

First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC) has announced that Joaquin Torre has joined the company as senior director of Capital Markets.

“Joaquin is a truly exceptional addition to the Capital Markets team at FGMC. His interest rate risk management experience, revenue optimization, margin and pricing analysis and quantitative analysis skills are a true value-add to the company,” said Michael O’Hopp III, chief revenue officer of FGMC. “Joaquin will provide additional leadership to our industry leading Capital Markets team and help FGMC achieve new levels of Capital Markets efficiency and effectiveness.”

Torre brings 20-plus years of mortgage pipeline hedging, margin and pricing optimization, revenue enhancing strategies and capital markets management experience and executive level leadership to FGMC. Prior to joining FGMC, he was senior director of Capital Markets Home Loans for Capital One Home Loans; senior manager at PwC; senior vice president, pricing strategy manager for Bank of America (Countrywide), Home Loans and Insurance; and has run secondary marketing for various other regional mortgage lenders and banks.

Joaquin received his bachelor of science degree in accounting and management information systems from California State University Sacramento. Additionally, Torre is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and holds a broker license in the state of California.