Stonegate Names New Retail Lending Chief

Mortgage servicer ""Stonegate Mortgage Corp."":https://www.stonegatemtg.com/default.aspx announced that it hired Matthew Locke to head up its retail lending services division as SVP.

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""Stonegate has grown year over year the past three years, for one reason: its ability to identify opportunities and hire the right people to deliver,""

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Dan Bettenburg, Stonegate's president and CEO, said in a statement. ""Matt is a great example of that.""

A seasoned executive, Locke arrives at his new position with 14 years of top-level experience at Pulaski Bank, where he served as president. As chief executive, he brought total origination volume to over $2 billion, earning the fast riser the top ranking in the Kansas City and St. Louis retail markets. He holds degrees from Webster University and Pittsburgh State University.

Locke praised his new employer, saying, ""Stonegate has the right mix of people, process and technology to provide best-in-class service to our retail customers and become a dominant player in the markets it serves.

""That is why I am here,"" he added.

A top originator of government-sponsored enterprise and government-insured loans, ""Stonegate Mortgage Corp."":https://www.stonegatemtg.com/default.aspx provides purchasing and refinancing services to clients in 16 states.