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Planet Home Lending Promotes Four To VP

Jul 23, 2020
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Planet Home Lending, a national lender and servicer, has promoted four new vice presidents to support the company’s continued growth. The company experienced substantial growth during the last year, including doubling business from first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2020.
 
Planet Home Lending promoted these internal candidates to vice president to position the company for continued growth.
 
Michaelene WhyteMichaelene Whyte was promoted from processing manager of the East to vice president, national fulfillment, distributed retail. Whyte manages processing for the Eastern and the Western regions and is helping standardize corporate processing. Whyte has been with Planet Home Lending since October 2018.
 
Gibbins_StephanieStephanie Gibbons was promoted from assistant vice president and underwriting manager of distributed retail to vice president, national underwriting manager, distributed retail. Gibbons manages underwriting for the Eastern and Western regions. Gibbons has been with Planet Home Lending since September 2019.
 
Lauren ReamesLauren Reames was promoted from processing manager of retention to vice president, national fulfillment, retention. Reames started as a processor with Planet Home Lending in July 2017 and since then has built the retention processing unit to more than 60 people, with plans to continue growing.
 
Nicole BergNicole Berg was promoted from assistant vice president and underwriting manager of retention to vice president, national underwriting manager, retention. Berg joined Planet Home Lending in September 2013.
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