Mortgage and real estate firms announce leadership changes and new hires

Foundation Mortgage Corp. appointed Stephanie Holdsworth as senior vice president of valuations to lead its newly established valuations team and oversee appraisal operations, valuation reviews, and appraisal partner relationships. Holdsworth has held multiple VP roles at JPMorgan Chase and was COO at Class Valuation and Nationwide Appraisal Network.

Polunsky Beitel Green LLP added McCalle Fryar to its Houston office, increasing its business development staff. Fryar brings over 20 years of homebuilding and mortgage lending experience, including growing 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty's Houston market share from 2% to 15%.

Planet Home Lending hired Adam Hawkins as area sales manager in Arizona and expanded its retail lending team with Kristine Burke and Mike Parrish. Hawkins has more than 15 years in the mortgage industry and will lead sales efforts in Arizona, Oregon, and Washington.

Nations Lending promoted Eric Roman to president and Cindy Baird to chief operating officer as part of leadership restructuring. Roman was one of the company's original employees and has over 25 years of lending experience, while Baird joined in 2022 as EVP of national operations.

Better Home & Finance added Daniel Halvorsen and his Jacksonville-based team to NEO Home Loans, bringing over $140 million in origination volume and experience funding loans for more than 350 families, with 90% of business from purchase transactions.