BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WCS Lending announced today the appointment of Lisa Taylor to its newly created position of President, effective immediately.
“We are very pleased to have someone of Lisa’s caliber and past successes join WCS Lending during this time of unprecedented growth and opportunity,” said Eric Wallberg, WCS Lending’s Co-Founder and Co-CEO. ”With nearly 30 years of operational leadership and financial services experience in banking and mortgage lending, Lisa brings WCS the expertise that has helped both public and private companies manage through periods of significant growth and change. We are excited to have her onboard.”
Ms. Taylor added, “I'm quite excited to join the WCS team and believe this is an excellent time for me to join this company. The continuing dislocation in the mortgage market and wavering commitment to the mortgage space by the largest depository institutions has created a significant opportunity for well positioned mortgage bankers like WCS to capitalize on.”
Carlos Cepeda, Co-Founder and Co-CEO added, “Lisa has shown a unique ability to effectuate positive change throughout her career, leading to unprecedented growth and opportunity for the teams she has lead. I have full confidence in her ability to help us take WCS to the next level, and look forward to working with her.”
From 2008 through 2011, Ms. Taylor worked for Deutsche Bank Ag in London as the Regional Head in Western Europe of the RMBS Origination and Trading platform. Earlier in her career, she served as Chief Operating Officer for MortgageIT, Inc. (NYSE: MHL), Chief Executive Officer at Sawgrass Partners, LLC., a Management Consulting Firm, and Executive Vice President for Mortgage.com (NASDAQ: MDC).
Ms. Taylor served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. She was previous approved as an FHA Direct Endorsement and a VA –LAPP Underwriter and holds an MBA from Suffield University.
About WCS Lending: Recently celebrating its tenth year anniversary, WCS Lending is one of the largest privately-held mortgage banks in the United States and has been recognized as an Inc 5000 honoree for the fourth consecutive year. The company, which is licensed in 50 states, has offices in Florida, New York, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio and Hawaii and, generates over $2 billion in loans annually.