First Guaranty Mortgage Bolsters Its Correspondent Division With Two New Additions

First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC) has announced that mortgage industry veterans Joe Garcia and Baird Marble have joined the company as account executives for FGMC’s Correspondent Division.

“Joe and Baird are representative of the growing FGMC correspondent team in every way,” said Mark Mayhook, FGMC’s managing director of TPO Production. “Each is experienced, talented, proactive, and above all, client-focused. We’re confident that prospects, clients and partners alike will quickly come to view these accomplished professionals as go-to resources as they continue to spread the word about FGMC’s growing brand.”

Garcia (pictured left) comes to FGMC with more than 20 years of experience, growing and supporting leading brands in the mortgage industry. Immediately prior to joining FGMC, Garcia was regional sales leader with PHH Mortgage. Before that, he was regional production manager for Guaranteed Rate. From 2002-2013, Garcia was vice president with TCF Bank, where he managed the Correspondent and Wholesale Home Equity Division, servicing a portfolio of more than 3,000 customers. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994.

Marble (pictured right) joins FGMC with 30-plus years of experience in the real estate finance and mortgage lending industry. He was most recently regional vice president for American Financial Resources (AFR). Previously, Marble was senior account manager for Radian, before which he served as vice president of Business Development for Goodman Dean. Marble has also held key development roles with other mortgage lenders, including IndyMac Bank. He was awarded his bachelor of science degree from Menlo College in 1982.