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Samuel Bjelac Returns To Lead Carrington Mortgage Services' Third-Party Origination Lending Teams

News Director
Jan 25, 2024

With over 20 years of mortgage experience, Bjelac will drive growth and alignment in wholesale and correspondent sales at CMS.

The California-based Carrington Mortgage Services is bringing Samuel Bjelac back to lead its third-party origination lending teams. 

Sam Bjelac

Bjelac previously served as divisional vice president of Carrington Mortgage Services' wholesale lending team. Prior to his return Bjelac honed his non-QM expertise as EVP of national sales at Sprout Mortgage, while also leading the third-party origination teams at CoreVest Finance and LendingOne.

“Samuel brings more than 20 years of mortgage experience to Carrington,” said Greg Austin, EVP of lending for CMS. “Combining a deep understanding of the non-QM business, along with his sales leadership experience, I am very excited about the future of wholesale and correspondent at CMS.”

Bjelac will report to Austin and his primary areas of responsibility include aligning the wholesale and correspondent sales organizations.

“I am blessed and humbled at the opportunity to come back to a company I called home for so many years; and I’m thrilled to continue building, growing and serving a high-performance sales team that can excel in any market,” Bjelac said. “Our incredible loan programs, advanced technology and enviable operations teams are solidly committed to providing unwavering support to our mortgage industry partners.”

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