Hunt Mortgage Corp. has hired Bindiya Jain of Shrewsbury, Mass., as its chief operating officer, the company said.
A native of New Delhi, India, Jain graduated from Delhi University, obtained her MBA from Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., and attended the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
She has over 20 years of experience in the mortgage and banking industries, most recently as chief lending officer for Quincy Credit Union, where she successfully implemented structural and operational improvements through the creation of formal policies within the residential and consumer lending area.
Her previous experience included roles as vice president, director of consumer lending and loan operations for South Shore Bank, and as vice president, loan operations manager with UniBank for Saving.
In her role with Hunt, Jain will be responsible for developing new business channels within the mortgage industry to increase overall revenue opportunities; creating efficiencies and building profitability and utilization within Hunt’s residential brokerage. More generally, the COO is accountable to direction from the president for the overall administrative operations of the company, and accomplishing all objectives established in Hunt’s financial and strategic plans.
“Our organization is built on a growth mindset. This is not solely based on volume, but also on the advancement of a diverse and inclusive team achieving its goals,” said Linda Mallia, Hunt president. “Bindiya shares our vision for growth and will be instrumental in helping us achieve our fullest potential.”
Peter Hunt, chairman and CEO of Hunt Real Estate, said the company is ready to expand.“We’ve experienced unprecedented growth at Hunt Mortgage in the last five years and now must expand our service delivery system and product offerings,” he said. “We are honored to have a person of Bindiya’s background and experience join our team and lead us in these new directions with our president, Linda Mallia, and our exceptional team of 90 mortgage professionals.”
Jain said she is thrilled to join Hunt. “I look forward to utilizing my experience and skills to drive future business success and reinforce Hunt as a one-stop-shop for all mortgage needs,” she said.
Established in 1984, Hunt Mortgage is based in Buffalo, N.Y., and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunt Real Estate Corp.
