PrimeLending Promotes McGuinness To Northeast Regional Manager

Feb 02, 2023

Senior Editor

Veteran originator had owned her own mortgage company prior to PrimeLending

National home lender, PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, announced Wednesday Kelly McGuinness has been promoted to senior vice president, regional manager with responsibility for loan origination production in the Northeast Region, including New York, New Jersey, and New England.

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McGuinness joined PrimeLending in 2013 as the Milford, Conn., branch manager. Under her leadership, the branch became a perennial top-performing location. During her tenure, McGuinness distinguished herself as an excellent servant leader, producer, industry educator and mentor.

“Kelly is experienced and talented in all facets of the mortgage business,” said Karen Blakeslee, executive vice president, Eastern divisional manager for PrimeLending. “Kelly is an energetic and highly motivated leader who will partner with our team to reach new heights of success. We couldn’t be more excited to have her at the helm in the Northeast and a part of our senior leadership team.”

McGuinness has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Before joining PrimeLending, McGuinness owned her own mortgage company for 26 years.

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Keith Griffin is a senior editor at NMP.

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