Network Mortgage Services, Inc. Announces Three Promotions Within the Company

Kevin Lane has been named Executive Vice President, Anthony Blodgett has been named Vice President and Retail Lending Manager, and Robert Hallum has been named Vice President.

Lynnwood, WA (PRWEB) November 23, 2004 --- James R. Blodgett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Network Mortgage Services, Inc., has announced three promotions within the company. Kevin Lane has been named Executive Vice President, Anthony Blodgett has been named Vice President and Retail Lending Manager, and Robert Hallum has been named Vice President.

Lane assumes the position of Executive Vice President after four years as Vice President and Manager of the company. He has oversight of the retail and wholesale lending channels and is a member of the companys strategic planning committee. Lane was hired by Network Mortgage in 1996 as a retail loan officer. He and his family reside in Bothell.

Blodgett will become Vice President of the Retail Lending Division. His appointment was announced in conjunction with the completion of construction of the companys new Retail Lending Center. Blodgett began his mortgage career with the company in 1997. He and his wife reside in Arlington.

Twenty-year mortgage veteran Robert Hallum was also named Vice President of the company. Hallum was elevated to the position of Vice President in recognition for his years of service to the mortgage industry and the company. Hallum has been with the company since 1990 and has held positions as a Senior Loan Officer and Sales Manager. He resides, with his family, in Lake Stevens.

I am very pleased with these appointments and with the expansion of our management team," said Jim Blodgett, CEO of Network Mortgage, and I am confident that our leadership team, and our entire company, is poised to achieve the aggressive goals we have set for the next year and beyond."

The company, founded in 1987, is privately held, and is the only independently owned mortgage banking company headquartered in Lynnwood. It maintains approvals from HUD, VA, multiple institutional investors and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

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