Foundation Mortgage Corp. appointed Stephanie Holdsworth as senior vice president of valuations. She leads the company's newly established valuations team and oversees appraisal operations, valuation reviews and appraisal partner relationships. Holdsworth previously held multiple vice president roles at JPMorgan Chase and served as chief operating officer of Class Valuation and Nationwide Appraisal Network.
Polunsky Beitel Green LLP hired McCalle Fryar for its Houston office. Fryar brings more than 20 years of experience in homebuilding and mortgage lending. At 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, she grew the company's Houston market share from 2% to 15%.
Planet Home Lending hired Adam Hawkins as area sales manager in Arizona. Hawkins has more than 15 years of mortgage industry experience and will originate loans while leading sales efforts and supporting loan officer growth across Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The company also added processor Kristine Burke and loan officer assistant Mike Parrish to its retail lending team.
Nations Lending promoted Eric Roman to president and Cindy Baird to chief operating officer. Roman, one of the company's original nine employees when it was founded in 2003, previously served as COO and brings more than 25 years of lending industry experience. Baird joined the company in 2022 as executive vice president of national operations.
Better Home & Finance added Daniel Halvorsen and his nine-person Jacksonville-based team to NEO Home Loans, bringing more than $140 million in trailing 12-month origination volume. The team funded loans for more than 350 families over the past year, with 90% of its business coming from purchase transactions.
First Horizon Corp. elected Jeffrey R. Balser, president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as an independent director to the boards of First Horizon Corp. and First Horizon Bank. Balser has led the Nashville-based medical center since 2009.