Celtic Bank Welcomes Mortgage Industry Veteran as New VP

In Utah, ""Celtic Bank"":http://www.celticbank.com/ has hired a mortgage industry veteran as the company's new vice president of business development.

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The bank recently announced the appointment of Steven L. Mathews to the leadership role.

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Mathews joins Celtic from his previous position with ""Oce North America"":www.oce.com/, where he was the head of the small business administration unit. In addition, Mathews boasts more than 17 years of experience throughout the consumer and commercial lending sectors.

""As one of the leaders in the SBA world, Celtic is often approached by quality candidates for our business development team. However, we don't always encounter candidates of Mr. Mathews' caliber. He's one of those rare individuals in our industry who combines solid business practices with progressive thinking,"" noted Celtic's senior vice president, Mike Endo.

Salt Lake City-based Celtic provides small business, real estate, and construction loans around the U.S. Currently, the company is an Equal Housing, Preferred SBA, and FHA approved lender.