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Starkey Mortgage Adds Three New Branch Managers

Nov 01, 2016
WR Starkey Mortgage LLP has announced it would officially rename the company Certainty Home Loans LLC and launch a complete rebrand

Starkey Mortgage has announced that Jason Browning, Adam Hart and Ken Witte have joined the company as branch managers. Browning will serve as area branch manager in Plano, Texas; Hart will manage Starkey’s Savannah, Ga. Branch; and Witte will serve as branch manager of the Atlanta Central Branch. In total, these veteran managers bring more than 60 years of mortgage experience to the Starkey team.

“Starkey Mortgage is entering a new chapter of growth and expansion and investing in our platform and the best talent are priorities,” said Doug Casbon, EVP of National Production manager at Starkey Mortgage. “Jason, Adam and Ken are highly regarded mortgage banking managers and influencers within their markets. We are confident that their experience and knowledge coupled with our strong operations will be instrumental to our future success in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Savannah and Atlanta markets.”

Witte (pictured left above) brings 28 years of mortgage experience to Starkey and was sales manager at Element Funding prior to joining Starkey Mortgage. Hart (pictured center above) comes to Starkey Mortgage with 15 years of mortgage experience, most recently as VP, Regional Sales Manager at United Community Bank in Savannah. Witte and Hart will report directly to John Steele, regional manager for Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida.

Browning (pictured right above) joins Starkey with more than 18 years of experience in mortgage management and will report to Susan Doane, regional manager for Texas and Oklahoma. Prior to joining Starkey Mortgage, Browning was vice president, area manager at The Oak Group with SWBC Mortgage. 

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