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Member Profiles Who’s Who in Reverse Mortgages Allegiant Reverse Services, a division of FNC Title Services, LLC Allegiant Reverse Services, a division of FNCTitle Services, LLC., is a full-service title and settlement company with a national foot- print. Our seasoned staff is regarded as the most knowledgeable and pro- fessional team in the industry. Additionally, we are backed by the top two underwriters in the nation. Fidelity National Title and First American Title provide the comprehensive coverage, stability and security our bor- rowers and lenders deserve. This along with our steadfast dedication and loyalty to the reverse mortgage industry continues to make us the partner you can depend on. Megan Hafenstein, Vice President megan@allegiantreverse.com • 844-808-8299 • allegiantreverse.com Celink People – We are a team of committed and ethical reverse mortgage servicing professionals and subject matter experts. Platform – ReverseServ™ is Celink’s proprietary reverse mortgage servicing platform. Process – Celink manages thousands of line of credit requests, files hun- dreds of claims to HUD, and may process between two to 5,000 monthly prepayments, foreclosures, due & payables, and T&I defaults. Partners – Celink has long-term and mutually-profitable relationships with very reputable names in the reverse mortgage industry. Passion – Celink is dedicated to its clients, their borrowers, and the reverse mortgage industry-at-large. Contact: Katie Rizzo, Director of Client Relations 517-703-1857 • www.celink.com Finance of America Reverse LLC FAR is the nation’s #1 Wholesale Reverse Mortgage Lender* and Innovation Leader, bringing first-to-market opportunities to inde- pendent originators across the country. Our suite of proprietary products include Jumbo and LOC offerings, and FAR’s partner platform Xcelerate supports education, marketing, and sales so that our partners can help Americans get to work on retirement. *Since December 2011. Based on trailing 12 months’ endorsement volume. Source: Reverse Market Insight. Jonathan Scarpati, VP 516-445-9465 • jscarpati@fareverse.com • www.farwholesale.com FSI Mortgage, LC Financing Senior’s Independence (FSI Mortgage, LC) is a Salt Lake City mortgage broker offering a wide variety of mortgages for home purchases or refinances, specializing in reverse mortgages for homeowners age 62 or older. In addition to reverse mortgages, FSI Mortgage provides residential mortgage loans, lines of credit and FHA Profiles of Member Companies Member News Hika Awarded Women With Vision Award Christina Harmes Hika, CRMP, of C2 Financial, San Diego, CA, was awarded a 2020 Women With Vision Award. This prestigious industry award is given by Women With Vision Magazine to female professionals in the mortgage space who are nominated and judged eligible. Awardees exemplify a forward vision of leadership and growth. Hika is a top producer for C2 Reverse, a Division of C2 Financial Corp. She has 17 years of experience in real estate and mortgage lending and eight years specializing in reverse mortgages. In 2017, she became the youngest person to earn the Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional designation at 30 years old. Milligan Joins American Bank & Trust Longtime NRMLA member Sue Milligan, CRMP, recently joined American Bank & Trust Company, Metairie, LA, as a reverse mortgage loan originator. The bank also joined NRMLA as a new member. Milligan has over 30 years of banking experience, and she has originated reverse mortgages exclusively for the past 12 years. Milligan became a Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional in 2013 and serves on the Independent Certification Committee that helps administer the designation. ReverseVision President Wins Vanguard Award ReverseVision President Joe Langner has been named a 2020 HousingWire Vanguard award winner. Now in its sixth year, the HW Vanguard awards program honors executives in the housing finance industry for their outstanding leadership in the space. Langner was recognized for making an outsized impact on today’s digital mortgage landscape, having held numerous executive positions at marquee firms during critical organizational junctures over the course of his decades-long career. FAR Launches “Letters” Marketing Campaign Finance of America Reverse LLC (FAR) has launched its Letters film and accompanying marketing campaign, created to bring its corporate culture and purpose to life through the words of its customers. In a news release, FAR says the initiative underscores its customer-first approach to providing financial flexibility in retirement. Additionally, Letters aims to build on FAR’s longstanding principle that a reverse mortgage should be considered as part of a holistic, customized retirement strategy for qualified borrowers, not a one-off financial decision. Letters is a heartfelt montage of FAR borrowers sharing personal stories from their homes about how FAR’s proprietary HomeSafe® reverse mortgages impacted their lives and provided them with the flexibility to meet their unique retirement goals. Evans Joins Fairway Independent Mortgage Tom Evans has joined Fairway Independent Mortgage as vice president of reverse mortgage marketing. Evans has led lead generation, business intelligence and on- and off-line marketing efforts for the reverse mortgage industry for over a decade. He previously worked at Finance of America Reverse where he managed all marketing efforts for both retail and wholesale. Radmand Promoted to Regional Manager Adam Radmand has been promoted to a regional manager position at loanDepot. Radmand, who resides in California, joined loanDepot in August 2019 as a district processing manager. Prior to joining loanDepot, he held sales and operations positions at American Advisors Group and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. 34 REVERSE MORTGAGE / JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2021