Leadership

Executive Vice President

As head of the Greater Nevada Mortgage team since March of 2015, James directs all aspects of home financing and servicing throughout Nevada and California. James’ background includes over 25 years of mortgage and home equity lending with experience in USDA, FHA, VA, Conventional, Jumbo, QM, Non-QM, Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit programs, as well as Loss Mitigation, Loan Servicing, and Compliance.

Over the last 25 years, James has directed sales teams for various mortgage banking companies in California and Nevada. Before coming over to Greater Nevada, James oversaw credit union lending within local mortgage banks. He oversaw all mortgage, home equity lending and loss mitigation for Golden 1 Credit Union for seven years through 2012. Prior to that, James created a full mortgage lending division for KeyPoint Credit Union in California in May 2000, and he has been part of the credit union movement ever since.

James is also very involved in his community donating his time to various causes. This includes overseeing GNM’s Keys to Greater program which works with local organizations offering support to help end homelessness in Nevada through monetary donations to support nonprofits tackling this issue, as well as donations of time by the whole GNM team. Outside of work, James enjoys time with his wife, teenage boys and their dog Stella being outside exploring all northern Nevada has to offer.