SPECIAL REPORT
HOT 100 JOE CALTABIANO
ERIC KATZ
SVP of mortgage lending GUARANTEED RATE
Joe Caltabiano began in the mortgage business in 2001 and joined Guaranteed Rate in 2003. He has closed more than $100 million in loans every year since 2004 and has totaled more than $2.5 billion in funded loans since 2001. Caltabiano has been among the top 200 loan officers in the country every year since 2005. In 2011, he was number four in the country for purchase business and the top loan officer for purchase business in Illinois in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Scotsman Guide named him the number-four originator in America in 2014. Guaranteed Rate has added Caltabiano to its Chairman’s Circle of elite originators, and for good reason. He has been the top producer at Guaranteed Rate on numerous occasions, most recently in 2013 and 2014.
JORGE VIDAURRAZAGA Vice president of information technology COLUMBUS CAPITAL LENDING
Since Jorge Vidaurrazaga joined Columbus Capital Lending in 2013 as VP of information technology, he has implemented technological advances that have increased the company’s production and decreased closing times post-TRID by more than 16%. Due to his strong leadership of Columbus Capital’s IT department, Vidaurrazaga was nominated in both 2015 and 2016 for Ellie Mae’s Hall of Fame for Exceptional Achievement in Loan Quality.
LISA LUND
Regional SVP THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
After working on one of the largest mortgage servicing portfolios in the country, Eric Katz joined Federal Savings Bank to take on more communitycentered work and develop solid relationships with customers. As regional SVP, Katz oversees the operations in Scottsdale, Arizona, while specializing in residential refinancing and purchases. He started with seven employees in 2012, and since has grown his team to 83 members. As the ninth-largest VA IRRRL-producing company in the country, Katz’ office expects to fund $1.65 billion in 2016. Katz himself is known as a top-producing loan originator and a member of his bank’s Elite and President’s Clubs.
KEVIN PARRA Co-founder and president PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE
President LUND MORTGAGE TEAM
At just 17 years old, Lisa Lund began working as an assistant for her father’s mortgage business. A little over a decade later, Lund established her own mortgage operation in 2009. Today, the Lund Mortgage Team funds an average of 60 loans per month with a team of nine employees. In 2015, Lund accepted the Broker of the Year Award from United Wholesale Mortgage and started a program with the mortgage lender to help train other young people who are interested in getting into the mortgage industry. Lund is a past state president of the Arizona Association of Mortgage Professionals, an organization she has been involved with for the past seven years. She is a strong advocate for the mortgage industry and has lobbied in Washington, DC, for mortgage broker laws. Lund also volunteers her time to the ALS Association and the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center [SARRC], as well as many other local charities. She was recently recognized by SARRC for her support in helping thousands of individuals with autism and their families. She also received recognition in 2014 and 2015 from the Kevin Lloyd Foundation for her commitment to supporting higher education for local students who have been affected by Crohn’s disease or colitis.
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Kevin Parra has more than 30 years of experience in mortgage banking, having worked on everything from production to operations and secondary marketing. Headquartered in San Diego, Plaza Home Mortgage has been in business since late 2000, and has an extensive system of regional loan centers. Under Parra’s leadership, the company has been recognized as the largest corporate contributor to Susan G. Komen San Diego, and placed fourth in wholesale volume in Scotsman Guide in 2015. In addition to guiding the strategic direction of Plaza Home Mortgage as co-founder and president, Parra also serves on Fannie Mae’s Customer Advisory Board, as well as the board of the California Mortgage Bankers Association.