Village Mortgage Announces Denise Russo as Vice President Regional Sales
Denise Russo, formerly of Darien Rowayton Bank has been announced as Village Mortgage's newly created position of Vice President of Regional Sales. Village's explosive growth over the past 10 months has warranted the need for an expert in the area to manage over the 13 offices and over 60 new loan officers that have been added to the Village Mortgage team.
- Hartford, CT (1888PressRelease) July 12, 2014 - Laurel Caliendo, President and CEO of Village Mortgage Company, has announced Denise Russo as the new Vice President of Regional Sales. Formerly the Senior Vice President, Retail Sales Manager of Darien Rowayton Bank, Russo brings over 15 years of New England registered mortgage and sales experience to Village Mortgage. She will leverage her knowledge of all aspects of the mortgage process, including originations, qualifications, processing, marketing and closing, to manage sales of the unique niche and vast array of mortgage programs Village Mortgage offers to benefit their Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island clients.
Prior to joining the executive team at VMC, Denise was SVP at DRB, leading their mortgage lending department; SVP at Naugatuck Valley Saving Loans, leading their mortgages lending sales division; an Area Sales manager for Wells Fargo; and SVP at Travis Mortgage. When asked why Denise chose to move from mortgage banking management to a direct lender Denise stated, "Due to constant regulatory change, the reality of originating a home loan in a small bank environment has become time consuming and costly. Village's marketing tools, paperless environment and social media outreach to millennial first time homebuyers is second to none in our industry. I've been given an extraordinary opportunity to propel Village's growth even further and I'm excited to get started."
"Denise's industry expertise combined with her dedication to client service and supporting sales growth make her a great fit for the VMC team and an exceptional asset for our clients. She also is bringing onboard an extraordinary team of formerly small bank regulated Loan Originators, as our first fully-licensed Village Mortgage Branch in Fairfield County, Connecticut, " said VMC President Laurel Caliendo.
Village Mortgage has made a number of management and staff hires in recent months and plans to continue hiring for 2014 and beyond. The company, based in the Hartford Country area, now employs over 90 people, up from 30 people in September 2013.
For more information on Denise Russo, or to contact her directly, visit deniserusso.villagemtg.com
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