May-June2020 Issue

Member Profiles Who’s Who in Reverse Mortgages Allegiant Reverse Services, a division of FNC Title Services, LLC Allegiant Reverse Services, a division of FNCTitle Services, LLC., is a full-service title and settlement company with a national foot- print. Our seasoned staff is regarded as the most knowledgeable and pro- fessional team in the industry. Additionally, we are backed by the top two underwriters in the nation. Fidelity National Title and First American Title provide the comprehensive coverage, stability and security our bor- rowers and lenders deserve. This along with our steadfast dedication and loyalty to the reverse mortgage industry continues to make us the partner you can depend on. Megan Hafenstein, Vice President megan@allegiantreverse.com • 844-808-8299 • allegiantreverse.com American Advisors Group (AAG) AAG is dedicated to helping older Americans find new ways to fund a better retirement through the responsible use of home equity. As the nation’s leader in reverse mortgage lending, AAG offers a suite of home equity solutions – including federal- ly-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, traditional and proprietary mortgages, and real estate services – that are designed to give seniors a better financial outcome in retirement. AAG is a proud member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). To learn more about AAG and reverse mortgage loans, please visit the company’s website at www. aag.com/wholesale. Tabatha Addison, Vice President, Business Development & Training taddison@aag.com • (866) 964-1109 • www.aag.com/wholesale Celink People – We are a team of committed and ethical reverse mortgage servicing professionals and sub- ject matter experts. Platform – ReverseServ™ is Celink’s proprietary reverse mortgage servicing platform. Process – Celink manages thousands of line of credit requests, files hun- dreds of claims to HUD, and may process between two to 5,000 monthly prepayments, foreclosures, due & payables, and T&I defaults. Partners – Celink has long-term and mutually-profitable relationships with very reputable names in the reverse mortgage industry. Profiles of Member Companies Member News Longbridge Adds Wholesale Account Staff Longbridge Financial, Mahwah, NJ, hired Cesar Flores, CRMP, Bruce Ramirez and Kristi DeLa Cruz to the company’s wholesale lending division. Flores has worked in the reverse mortgage industry for ten years, most recently as a lender support specialist with Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Ramirez started his reverse mortgage career in 2013 as a sales adviser with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Prior to joining Longbridge, he worked at American Advisors Group as an account executive and later as a wholesale lending sales manager. DeLa Cruz was hired as a partner support specialist, due to previous experience in similar roles at HighTechLending and Finance of America Reverse. Hanson Hired by FAR as Account Executive Finance of America Reverse LLC, Tulsa, OK, hired Jessica Hanson as an account executive in the wholesale lending department. Hanson brings nearly a decade of reverse mortgage wholesale experience and will help service and expand FAR’s wholesale accounts. Previously, Hanson served as director, mortgage banking, wholesale for One Reverse Mortgage and national wholesale sales manager at Liberty Home Equity Solutions. She also worked as an account executive at Home Point Financial where she helped develop and launch the company’s reverse wholesale division. Milano Elected Regent of ACCFSL Jim Milano, who serves as outside counsel to NRMLA, was elected regent of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, a professional association dedicated to promoting education in consumer financial services law. Milano is an attorney with Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, based in Washington, DC, and is nationally recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of reverse mortgage law. Johnston Named President of Success Mortgage Partners Success Mortgage Partners Inc., based in Plymouth, MI, named Allison Johnston as its new president. Johnston’s past leadership roles include president of the Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association, board member of The Mortgage Collaborative, and the State of Michigan mortgage advisory board chairwoman. Success Mortgage Partners currently has a presence in 28 states and Washington, DC, and has over 400 employees. VIP Mortgage Receives Best of Scottsdale Award VIP Mortgage’s Reverse Mortgage Department received the 2020 Best of Scottsdale Award in Arizona. The award represents the best of business within the Scottsdale community and is a recognition of the efforts of VIP’s reverse mortgage staff. The award gives the reverse team an entrance into an exclusive group of other businesses that have achieved this designation. “VIP is helping change the perception of reverse mortgages by taking an educational approach and ensuring that consumers, Realtors and financial advisers understand the value of reverse mortgages in strategic retirement planning,” says Tim Nelson, CRMP, who oversees the reverse mortgage division. “This award is just one more testament to the hard work that myself and my whole team do every day.” Jessica Hanson Jim Milano Allison Johnston Tim Nelson Profiles continued on page 36 REVERSE MORTGAGE / MAY-JUNE 2020 35