Motto Mortgage brings in industry heavyweight as VP of product and strategy

Erickson, who has almost 20 years of industry experience, joined Motto from Guaranteed Rate, where he served as vice president of product management. Before Guaranteed Rate, he held various leadership positions at CoreLogic, Nationstar Mortgage, CitiBank, Mr. Cooper, Caliber Funding, and Primary Residential Mortgage

Commenting on the appointment, company president and CEO Ward Morrison said: “We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the team to help propel the growth of these young, thriving brands. His extensive industry experience has allowed him to learn the challenges originators and consumers face in the home buying experience, and he will work to develop solutions that improve and streamline the process for our franchisees and customers.”

“I’ve always prided myself on being a leader who turns ideas into action, leveraging my refined skill set to take a concept from ideation to go-to-market in the most effective way,” said Erickson. “I am excited to join the Motto and wemlo teams during this time of rapid growth and am honored to be leading the charge in the development of an origination platform that is poised to disrupt the mortgage industry.”