Bill Ervin recently joined Planet Home Lending, a privately held mortgage lender and servicer, as vice president of business development, supporting the company’s retail originations channel.
Ervin brings expertise gained from more than two decades of mortgage banking industry experience at companies ranging from technology start-ups to global banks. Previously, he was senior business development manager at CrossCountry Mortgage Inc. and Citibank.
While at Citibank, Ervin launched a partnership channel that drove more than $1 billion in annual builder and Realtor mortgage referral volume.
Ervin’s technology background includes co-founding Envision Real Estate Software Inc., which ABN AMRO Mortgage Group later acquired.
“Planet has a unique value proposition,” Ervin says in a release. “It’s a ground-floor opportunity for highly productive branches and large-volume loan originators to run a territory or manage an area for a well-funded, mature company that’s pivoting into retail. We have experienced, savvy leadership at the helm and the financial backing to grow even in a rising-rate environment.”