Consolidation And Higher Loan Volumes Leading To Recruiting Challenges

With mortgage origination volume up and the industry experiencing substantial consolidation, lending executives face an increasingly competitive environment in acquiring key industry talent, according to recruiting expert Rick Glass, of Sacramento, California-based Rick Glass Executive Search. Glass, a 20-year search veteran who has placed hundreds of executives in the mortgage industry, finds the market for top talent especially competitive in the mortgage-centric markets like Dallas, Southern California, and the New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania area.