Freddie Mac, MBA, Cenlar, Floify appoint, promote new leaders

Left to right: Christopher Guerin, Timothy Yanoti

American Financial Resources welcomed the return of past company president Timothy Yanoti. Previously president of AFR from 2014 to 2018, Yanoti rejoins the lender in the same role, while also adding the title of chief financial officer. He will guide AFR operations, tapping into his familiarity with the company and mortgage industry. Yanoti most recently served as partner and CFO at mortgage title-insurance firm Lincoln Holdings. Earlier, he served as executive vice president and chief growth officer for Ocwen, where he oversaw its retail, correspondent, bulk, MSR purchase and reverse businesses. During his career, Yanoti has also held executive positions with the likes of GE Capital, GE Mortgage and Fannie Mae.

AFR also recently promoted Christopher Guerin to executive vice president of origination and business development, a new role within the Parsippany, New Jersey-based company. In the role, Guerin will oversee AFR’s wholesale and consumer-facing divisions, building and growing its core operations. He most recently served as vice president of origination, a position he held since 2017, and has also worked at AFR in various loan production roles.