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Popular Bank Names National Director Of Residential Lending

Director of Events
Jan 20, 2022

Popular Bank named Adam Dejak as its national director of residential lending for Popular Mortgage.

In his new role, Dejak will oversee the residential mortgage business and will be responsible for driving growth and development of the entire program, cultivating talent, and continuing to expand the lending product suite for Popular Bank. He will be based in New York. 

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Dejak brings more than 20 years of financial services experience, most recently as director of residential mortgage lending at Sterling National Bank, where he led business development, third-party originations, and capital markets loan acquisition. His expertise spans residential, specialty, and community development lending, as well as acquisition integration, project management, and process improvement.

“Mortgage lending remains one of our landmark products that strongly resonates with clients and aligns with our efforts to support them in building generational wealth through homeownership and other Popular Bank products and services,” said Matthew S. Ford, managing director of wealth management and private banking at Popular Bank.

Popular Mortgage offers a wide range of residential lending products for homebuyers and investors. As part of Popular Bank Wealth Management’s comprehensive platform, Popular Mortgage enables clients to purchase or refinance a wide range of properties including single-family, condominium, co-op, secondary home, and investment, among others.

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