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PRIMELENDING PROMOTES DYBVAD TO VP AREA MANAGER, MID-AMERICA

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PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Co., has announced the promotion of Kim Dybvad to vice president, area manager for Mid-America, with responsibility for loan origination production in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.

Since joining PrimeLending in 2013, Dybvad has been a top-performing branch manager in the Dayton, Ohio, area and beyond, the company said.

“Kim exhibits the very best attributes of a PrimeLending servant leader — passion, drive, tremendous industry knowledge, and empathy,” said Karen Blakeslee, executive vice president, Eastern divisional manager, for PrimeLending.

“She brings her high energy and optimism to work every day, inspiring all around her to achieve their very best.”

Dybvad brings more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry to her new role. She began her career as an originator in 1988 at Savings of America, and held a range of leadership production roles at National City Bank, PNC Bank, and Union Savings before joining PrimeLending.

A 10-year member of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association, Dybvad served as president in 2020 and completed the MBA’s Future Leaders course in 2015.

Aamc Hiring New Coo For Its Alternative Lending Group

Altisource Asset Management Corp. (AAMC) hired industry veteran Danya Sawyer as chief operating officer for its Alternative Lending Group (ALG).

As COO, Sawyer will build and oversee operations across all product lines to support ALG’s growing market share, the company said. Sawyer will lead the company in helping real estate investors and developers by providing a more modern, equitable, and helpful path to capital than traditional lenders, it said.

Sawyer has more than 20 years of strategic leadership in operations, capital markets, product management, and compliance across multiple origination channels, AAMC said.

Most recently, she served as senior vice president, client solutions, at Consolidated Analytics, overseeing originator assessments and enterprise-wide due diligence on behalf of institutional investors offering warehouse financing solutions, whole loan acquisitions, and securitization options within agency, non-agency, Non-QM, and business purpose lending.

Sawyer built her career at Countrywide, initially operating in various pricing and operational roles before developing a brokerto-banker channel, AAMC said. After growing that channel to over $1 billion in monthly production, she was promoted to various senior management positions at Countrywide/Bank of America.

She holds a degree in International Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, where she was selected as an NCAA Academic All-American.

Primelending Promotes Mcguinness To Northeast Regional Manager

National home lender PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Co., announced Kelly McGuinness has been promoted to senior vice president, regional manager with responsibility for loan origination production in the Northeast Region, including New York, New Jersey, and New England.

McGuinness joined PrimeLending in 2013 as the Milford, Conn., branch manager. Under her leadership, the branch became a perennial topperforming location. During her tenure, McGuinness distinguished herself as an excellent servant leader, producer, industry educator and mentor.

“Kelly is experienced and talented in all facets of the mortgage business,” said Karen Blakeslee, executive vice president, Eastern divisional manager for PrimeLending. “Kelly is an energetic and highly motivated leader who will partner with our team to reach new heights of success. We couldn’t be more excited to have her at the helm in the Northeast and a part of our senior leadership team.”

McGuinness has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Before joining PrimeLending, McGuinness owned her own mortgage company for 26 years. n