Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. has hired Kelley Tillinghast as senior vice president, chief underwriter, the company announced.
The company said Tillinghast will oversee all underwriting in its three channels (wholesale, correspondent and reverse) and play a key role in setting company underwriting policies and standards. She will report to Ed VanDuren, executive vice president of operations.
“We are excited that Kelley is joining our management team,” Plaza Home Mortgage Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Michael Fontaine said in a release. “She is a seasoned professional with deep and diverse experience in underwriting and risk management. We look forward to the significant contributions she will make to Plaza’s ongoing success.”
For the past five years, Tillinghast served as vice president and national underwriting manager at Guild Mortgage.
She also has held senior level positions in underwriting, operations and risk management with Penny Mac, JP Morgan Chase Bank, GE Mortgage Insurance, and Bank United.