Geneva Financial Promotes Waters To Chief Secondary Officer

Geneva Financial, a direct mortgage lender operating in 45 states, has promoted Joey Waters to chief secondary officer. In his new position, Waters will be responsible for Geneva's presence in the secondary mortgage markets and oversee the company's lock desk and pricing engine.

"Joey has been a key element to our success over these past few years, and we are thrilled to be able to promote him to chief secondary officer," said Telle VanTrojen, COO and partner of Geneva Financial. "I look forward to what's next for Joey, his team and the company."

Waters joined Geneva in 2016 and has made huge strides in creating the company's Secondary Market Department, developing the operation from the ground up as it transitioned from outsourcing to in-house. He also managed several companywide platform transitions, and under his leadership his team manages the Optimal Blue platform and its users.

Moving forward, Waters will take over as the chief officer and head of Secondary Market sales and operations, while continuing to provide the human-centric service for which Geneva is known.

Watters earned a Bachelor of Science degree in history at Union College in Kentucky in 2008 and has since risen through the ranks to become an expert in his field. He will continue leveraging that expertise in his new role.

Founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, Geneva Financial is a direct mortgage lender headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., with more than 130 branches in 45 states.