Kinecta Signs Chris Knox to Manage Northeast Sale Expansion

New regional manager will oversee wholesale/correspondent sales staff

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Sep 01, 2011, 08:00 ET

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinecta Federal Credit Union has signed Chris Knox as Northeast Regional Manager for its wholesale/correspondent mortgage lending operation. Chris will oversee the activities of Account Executives as part of Kinecta's expansion into several northeast states from Maine to as far south as North Carolina.

"Chris has an impressive track record of success as a sales manager with major lenders," said Todd Helmerson, Director of Wholesale Loan Production. "We look forward to having him build up our wholesale presence in the northeast."

Before joining Kinecta, Chris was Vice President/National Sales Manager for Fifth Third Bancorp where he designed and launched complete wholesale and correspondent channels. Prior positions include Vice President/Regional Sales Manager for Wells Fargo Bank, directing a wholesale operation over a 14-state region, and Vice President/Channel Manager for Integra Mortgage Company.

"It's always exciting to be part of building a new sales region. Kinecta has an experienced senior management team and I know we'll have great success with this new northeast expansion," said Knox.

Kinecta Federal Credit Union is a direct lender providing a range of fixed and adjustable home loans for purchase or refinance. It offers attractive loan products through agency, portfolio, and FHA lending, in addition to correspondent lending and special loan programs offered in conjunction with leading mortgage insurance providers.

Kinecta Federal Credit Union is one of the nation's largest credit unions, with approximately $3.5 billion in assets and more than 225,000 members nationwide. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Kinecta offers its members a full range of financial products through the Credit Union and its subsidiaries, Kinecta Financial & Insurance Services, Apollo Insurance Services, and Kinecta Alternative Financial Solutions, dba Nix Financial. Kinecta Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit, financial cooperative that is solely owned by its members. For more information about Kinecta's Wholesale Mortgage Lending division, visit www.LoanKinection.com.

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SOURCE Kinecta Federal Credit Union