Angel Oak, Roostify, Guaranteed Rate make leadership moves

Top to bottom, clockwise: Brandy Walton, Steve Landes, Kathryn Edelen, Michael Bender

Mortgage lender and servicer, Planet Home Lending, announced the addition of three new leaders, following its recent acquisition of Homepoint’s correspondent division. The company named former Homepoint leaders Steve Landes executive vice president of corporate initiatives, Brandy Walton senior vice president of business initiatives and Michael Bender, Eastern Divisional correspondent sales manager. All are expected to help spearhead further growth at Planet Home, particularly in the correspondent channel. Landes was executive managing director of correspondent lending at Homepoint, and before joining the company, he helped scale several other businesses from startup stage, holding positions at a subsidiary of NattyMac, Indymac Bank and Novastar Mortgage. Walton served as senior managing director of correspondent operations at Homepoint and brings expertise in operations, underwriting and risk management thanks to prior positions at Stonegate Mortgage. Bender was Homepoint’s senior managing director, national sales manager, and also previously served as an Eastern division leader within the correspondent unit. He also previously held roles with Stonegate.

The Meriden, Connecticut-based company also added Kathryn Edelen as regional vice president, sales. Before coming to Planet Home, Edelen was regional sales manager at Nations Lending and has also held positions with loanDepot and Homebridge Financial Services.  In her role, Edelen will be responsible for finding new branches and recruiting originators in Planet Home’s Eastern U.S. market, tapping into her background in operations, branch management and sales strategy.