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Debra Montgomery Hired as Union Bank Managing Director

 

Debra Montgomery Hired at Union Bank

Union Bank has announced that Debra Montgomery has joined the bank as Managing Director, Pacific Northwest Region Manager for the Private Mortgage Division of Union Bank Home Loans. Montgomery will manage the team of Private Mortgage consultants specializing in offering home lending products and services to the bank’s private bank clients and prospects. Montgomery is based in the Bellevue office and reports to William Bilicki, Private Mortgage Division Executive.

“Union Bank is committed to growing its mortgage portfolio, which is now the sixth largest in the nation,” Bilicki said. “That’s why we are so excited to welcome Debra to our Private Mortgage Division. Her successful industry track record, proven leadership capabilities, and deep knowledge of the Pacific Northwest market make her ideally suited to lead our Pacific Northwest Private Mortgage team, deepen our client relationships, and grow our presence in the region.”

Montgomery has more than 15 years’ experience in the mortgage industry. Most recently, she served as Northwest Market Leader for Movement Mortgage, LLC, where she led a team of mortgage consultants in addition to managing her own portfolio of clients. Prior to that, she was VP, Senior Home Loans Manager for Bank of America in Bellevue, Washington.

“Union Bank is one of the most respected mortgage providers in the industry and I look forward to working with the Pacific Northwest Private Mortgage team to grow our region and serve our clients’ specialized mortgage needs,” said Montgomery.

Debra has lived in the Seattle area for nearly 30 years and serves on the board for Seattle Urban Squash which provides free academic tutoring, squash training, and service learning opportunities to youth from underserved communities in the North Seattle area with the goal of increasing high school graduation rates and creating new pathways to college.

About Author: Kristina Brewer

Kristina Brewer is the Editorial Assistant of Publications for the Five Star Institute, including DS News and MReport magazine. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas (UNT), where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in rhetoric and writing and a minor in global marketing. During this time, she served as Director of Philanthropy in the national women’s fraternity Zeta Tau Alpha, of which she is an alumna. Her passion for philanthropy continued after university when she was an intern at Keep Denton Beautiful, a local partner of Keep America Beautiful, where she drove membership, organized events, and led social media campaigns. Brewer honed her writing at the North Texas Daily, UNT’s student-run newspaper where she wrote about faculty, mentorship, and student life. Brewer also previously worked at Optimus Business Plans where she helped start-ups create funding proposals, risk assessments, and management plans.
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