EPM Adds EVP Of People Operations & Culture

Equity Prime Mortgage has added Darla Devlin to its executive team as executive vice president of People Operations & Culture.

Devlin will lead EPM's People Operations initiative, which the company described as a ground-breaking force focused on the people who make up EPM, both internally and externally. Under Devlin's guidance, her goal is to make the culture more knowledgeable, robust, and engaging. EPM describes the initiative as a first of its kind in the mortgage industry.

"We are a people-centric business,” said CEO Eddy Perez, CMB. “In everything that we do, we keep the people at the forefront of our minds. Without a dynamic culture centered on our people, we cannot serve our mission to empower people more. With Darla coming on board, we believe we can extend our reach beyond the scopes we imaged when we began this business over 13 years ago."

EPM, which received the MBA Diversity & Inclusion award for 2019-20 for its commitment to serving all peoples, said it prides itself on empowering people more. The realignment to People Operations allows EPM to scale operations, become more productive, and be more efficient within its processes, the company said.

Devlin joins EPM after more than 10 years in human resources. She has received several service leadership awards for her dedication to people excellence in previous roles.

In her new role, Devlin said she is ready to rebrand and pave the way. "I am beyond excited to join the EPM team,” she said. “Here we have an amazing culture, one built on encouraging our employees to connect and stay healthy — mind, body, and soul; it all goes into one. I want to enhance the culture internally and externally to ensure our community knows who we are and what we stand for.”

EPM was founded at the height of the mortgage crisis in 2008, and has grown to become a leading mortgage lender in the U.S. Based in Atlanta, Ga., EPM is licensed in 49 states and provides an array of lending resources, including Conventional, FHA, VA, 203K, Reverse, and USDA loans, and is a trusted Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Ginnie Mae seller and servicer.