Atlanta-based Down Payment Resource, the housing-assistance data provider serving home buyers, lenders and brokers, recently added four new members to advance its sales and relationship-management efforts. Tani Lawrence joins as enterprise sales executive, tasked with driving growth of DPR tools through outreach to housing professionals. She comes to the firm after serving in senior-level sales positions within fintechs and housing technology firms, including Black Knight’s Optimal Blue, where she worked in business development.
Also new to DPR is Angel Romero, housing finance agency relationship manager. In the role, she will be responsible for maintaining relationships with HFAs across the country. Romero most recently served at Cherry Creek Mortgage in roles, such as post-closing manager and housing program expert, helping to drive the lender’s growth in underserved markets and building awareness of down payment assistance programs.
The company also added Keith Futrell and Kathy Gault as DPA program specialists. With previous roles as a mortgage account manager, processor and underwriter with specialized knowledge of down payment programs, Futrell comes to DPR after most recently serving at Allen Tate Cos. Gault starts at DPR following a tenure at Mountain West Financial, where she curated and managed the company’s DPA program roster, ensuring originators were properly trained on their utilization
Source: nationalmortgagenews.com