Guaranteed Rate has hired industry veteran Joe Phalen as senior vice president (SVP) of strategic growth for Guaranteed Rate Affinity, the company announced.
Phalen, who has nearly three decades of mortgage lending experience, previously worked at Guaranteed Rate for 10 years as SVP divisional sales manager and vice president of mortgage lending.
“We are thrilled to have Joe back,” Guaranteed Rate founder and CEO Victor Ciardelli said in a release. “Over the past 18 years, I have seen his ability to be a great leader and recruiter and look forward to seeing him strengthen our leadership team and work with the top originators and real estate partners around the country.”
In his new role, Phalen’s focus will be expanding Guaranteed Rate Affinity’s mortgage operations and bolstering relationships with the company’s business partners.
“I’m looking forward to working with Guaranteed Rate Affinity and helping bring Victor’s vision to fruition,” Phalen said. “I’m proud to work for a company that possesses such strong core values and a ‘winning formula’ that has proven to be immensely successful.”