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Non-QM Lender Sprout Mortgage Names New Compliance Chief

Jan 14, 2020
Sprout Mortgage enhanced its non-QM offerings to include a new max 85% LTV on most loan programs

Non-QM residential lender Sprout Mortgage has hired Gregory Walker as chief compliance officer and general counsel. Walker succeeds Shannon Leight, who moves to the newly created position of chief compliance officer and general counsel for Sprout Lending LLC.
 
Sprout Mortgage, an East Meadow, N.Y.-based non-QM residential lender, has hired Gregory Walker as chief compliance officer and general counselWalker was formerly special counsel at Impac Mortgage and previously was chief compliance officer and general counsel at Towne Mortgage Company. Earlier in his career, he was in-house counsel at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, managing director and counsel at UBS AG and executive director and counsel at Morgan Stanley.
 
"As Sprout continues to expand and strengthen its team to solidify our position as the leading, innovative force in non-QM lending, Gregory brings a depth of experience that will help us to accelerate our strategic expansion plan," said company President Michael Strauss.

 
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