Execs On The Move

Optimal Blue announced the promotion of Lanny Rogers III, CPA, to chief financial officer (CFO) and Jeremy Moreno to chief revenue officer (CRO). Their combined experience and long track records of leadership position the company to advance its next stage of growth and client success with a dedicated financial strategy function and strengthened revenue oversight.

ServiceLink has promoted default mortgage veteran Matt Rogina to senior vice president, sales manager. In this role, Rogina will assist with the management and development of the default sales team and further expand the success of the ServiceLink suite of solutions, which include auction, field services, valuations, REO asset management, attorney/servicer reporting solutions, title and closing.

Kind Lending announced the appointment of Brett Stubbs as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 9, 2025. His appointment follows a planned transition with Gary Fabian, who has served as the company’s CFO since its founding and will retire at the end of the year after an accomplished, decades-long career in financial leadership.

Alpha7X, an agentic AI utility infrastructure that connects, validates and synchronizes mortgage data and eliminates redundant loan reviews, announced the appointments of three senior executives to its leadership team. The company named Mo Asady as chief technology officer, Mark Braden as chief strategy officer and Lynn Calahan as senior product director to accelerate adoption of its patent-pending platform.

Kind Lending has appointed Delfino Aguilar as Chief Production Officer, a role that expands his leadership to include oversight of Retail, Third-Party Origination (TPO), and all production divisions across the organization.

NewDay USA, a leading national mortgage lending company serving the Veteran community, announced two key leadership appointments to help lead the launch and expansion of the company’s new mortgage offering, NewDay Home. This new program empowers Veterans to purchase a home with no down payment and no money out of pocket for closing costs, putting homeownership within reach.

NEXA Lending has appointed Rana Mortensen as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), a strategic addition to its C-Suite that reinforces the company’s commitment to operational excellence, cultural cohesion, and national growth.

Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, announced the addition of Jon Wilson as Vice President of Accounting. In this role, Wilson will oversee corporate accounting, financial reporting and process optimization, supporting the company’s continued growth and operational excellence.

Top producer John Davis has returned to Certainty Home Lending, a Rate Company. He will serve in the role of Vice President of Mortgage Lending.

BlackFin Group, a trusted consulting and advisory firm, has promoted Luana Slettedahl to Partner. Since 2021, Luana has played a key role in the continued bottom-line growth at BlackFin during a challenging high-interest rate environment. Luana’s promotion provides her with an expanded platform beyond her HFA, agency, capital markets, MSR, and hedging expertise to further leverage her 40 years of industry expertise in assisting lenders with all aspects of lending operations.