Movement Mortgage Hires John Ritz Miller as D.C. Regional Director

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Movement Mortgage, the nation's fastest growing privately held mortgage bank, today announced that John Ritz Miller will join the company as regional director. Beginning January 19, 2015, Miller will oversee Movement's operations in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. 

"As Movement Mortgage continues to grow nationwide, John is the perfect person to guide our expansion in the Washington, D.C., metro area," said Casey Crawford, founder and CEO of Movement Mortgage. "The nation's capital is one of the most important housing markets in the country, and is a key part of our strategy to service 10 percent of new home mortgages nationwide in the next 10 years."

Miller brings more than 35 years of experience in all aspects of the housing industry, including land development, home construction, real estate sales, mortgage finance and dynamic business development. He joins Movement Mortgage after 18 years with one of the largest home-mortgage banks in the country, where as a senior-level manager for the D.C. market he drove an increase in new construction mortgage sales volume from $52 million annually in 1996 to more than $2 billion annually.

"After nearly two decades at one of the biggest institutions in the financial services industry, I'm looking forward to being part of Movement's unique vision to be more than just a mortgage company," Miller said. "Casey Crawford and Toby Harris want Movement Mortgage to be an agent of change in the industry, and in the communities where they do business. Their tremendous success speaks for itself, and I'm thrilled to be joining their team."

Movement Mortgage is a full-service private mortgage bank operating in 40 states nationwide with over 300 licensed offices. Inc. Magazine named Movement the fastest growing, privately held mortgage bank in the country in 2012 and 2013, and the company recently announced the hiring of its 1,500^th employee. Movement is known for its agent-centric business model and innovative loan application process, which begins with upfront, six-hour underwriting and includes a goal to finish processing the application within seven business days.

Miller is the founder of the Now Later Forever project, a grassroots effort to provide assistance to the homeless. His other interests include boating, surfing, martial arts and Indian motorcycles. Miller resides in the D.C. area with his wife, Mary. They have three sons and two daughters.

About Movement Mortgage

Movement Mortgage is the nation's fastest growing, privately held mortgage bank. Founded in 2008, Movement exists to love and value people by leading a movement of change in industries, corporate cultures and communities. Movement is known for its agent-centric business model and innovative loan application process, which begins with upfront, six-hour underwriting and includes a goal to finish processing the application within seven business days. For more information visit http://www.movementmortgage.com or follow Movement on Twitter @MovementMtg.

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