Goldwater Bank Announces New Mortgage Division Leadership

Scottsdale, AZ, February 8, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Goldwater Bank, N.A. is excited to announce that several experienced and accomplished industry professionals have been installed in leadership positions for its growing mortgage division. This announcement comes as a result of the second successful phase of a planned integration between Goldwater Bank, N.A. and Weststar Mortgage Corporation.

“It’s been a very productive year and a seamless series of significant achievements for the two firms.” says Matt Teskey, Mortgage Division President. “I could not be more honored to be associated with a team of this caliber.”

"It's been a very productive year and seamless series of significant achievements for the two firms. I could not be more honored to be associated with a team of this caliber."

Matt Teskey, Mortgage Division President

• At the end of August, 2015, Weststar Mortgage Corporation was able to begin putting into action a plan to integrate its highly successful retail mortgage team into Goldwater Bank, N.A.
• In September, the team at Weststar successfully on-boarded a tremendously talented operational group in the Northeast which enhanced its capacity to meet expected growth demands.
• In October, both firms focused on meeting a new compliance regiment impacting every aspect of a consumer’s experience in the mortgage process.
• In December, Goldwater transitioned several hundred of Weststar’s retail sales and operations teams in the first phase of the integration plan.
• In January, 2016 Goldwater integrated another large group of Weststar’s staff and prepared for a broader system and infrastructure integration consolidating the existing mortgage group with the new team of employees and branch offices.

As part of the leadership team hired in the planned integration, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of several new officers in key leadership roles:

Matthew Teskey, Mortgage Division President

Charles Owens, Senior Vice President and National Retail Mortgage Sales Manager

Diana Myers, Vice President and Mortgage Compliance Manager

Evelyn Hamilton, Vice President and Retail Mortgage Credit Manager

Kelly DeMarco, Vice President and Retail Fulfillment Manager

Erik Englerth, Assistant Vice President and Secondary Market Manager

Erin Ciaravino, Assistant Vice President and Marketing & Brand Manager