WCS Lending Appoints Head of Affinity Relations

""WCS Lending"":http://www.wcslending.com/web/jobs.aspx, a privately held mortgage bank headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, named Ivan Choi as head of affinity relations--a position created with him in mind.

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In his new role, Choi is responsible for cultivating mutually beneficial, synergistic business relationships and building out the company's affinity partnerships with Realtors and other organizations.

""It's great to be working with a company on a growth track as impressive as WCS Lending's,"" Choi said. ""They understand the importance of creating tangible value for our partnerships and servicing relationships with the [COLUMN_BREAK]

utmost integrity. I'm looking forward to cultivating the partnerships that will make WCS Lending the undisputed mortgage partner of choice among Realtors and other organizations.""

Choi is an industry veteran of 15 years, having spent 13 of them with Countrywide/Bank of America and most recently serving as VP. In 2005, he created the company's REO financing platform, a program that joined together the default and retail divisions the company. He also created an REO financing platform for Prospect Mortgage Company, where he served as SVP.

In addition, Choi is well known in the real estate industry as an active advocate and educator. He is a member of the National Hispanic Real Estate Association, the Open Door Institute, the Mortgage Bankers Association, and the California Mortgage Bankers Association. He is also a national board member for the Asian Real Estate Association of America.

""Ivan has been deeply involved with the real estate community for 15 years,"" said Tim Walsh, head of retail for WCS Lending. ""It's an industry where he has held offices and enjoys longstanding friendships and working relationships. He knows exactly what it takes to make a partnership worthwhile to Realtors, and has never given anything less than his best efforts to help them succeed.""