Brentwood, Tenn.-based lender Churchill Mortgage has hired 16 new staff members in Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
In Brentwood, Churchill has added Austin Heithcock as a loan partner, and Kathy Mendenhall and Shannon Kaiser as underwriters. The lender has also added Cindy Moore as a home loan specialist, Christina Forster as a customer care specialist and Teresa Maiser as an administrative coordinator.
Also joining in Tennessee at Churchill's Memphis branch are Ina Ballard and Gilbert Battle as home loan specialists. Sarah Bennett is the lender's newest assistant vice president in Houston, and Peggy Hollingsworth has joined as a sales support manager.
In Herndon, Va., the lender has added Chad Hartsfield as a home loan specialist and Carolina Espinoza as a home loan specialist assistant. Joining its Lansing, Mich., branch is Laura Weale as a home loan specialist. Kathryn Camp has joined as a home specialist in Greenwood, S.C.
William Hach has been added to Churchill's branch in Kennesaw, Ga., as a processor and loan officer; Tammy Brooks has joined the Jackson, Miss. branch as a mortgage broker.
‘Appetite for mortgages is growing, and while many of the largest institutions cut jobs within their lending departments, Churchill is growing along with this increased demand,’ comments Mike Hardwick, president of Churchill.
This year, Churchill says it has added more than 100 new employees to local branches across the country and is looking to recruit more. The lender recently became an employee-owned company.
