AAG loses reverse mortgage leader to Smartfi Home Loans

Executive jumps ship to lead the company's wholesale lending division

AAG loses reverse mortgage leader to Smartfi Home Loans

Reverse mortgage industry expert Kimberly Smith (pictured) has joined Smartfi Home Loans as senior vice president of wholesale lending.

Smith joined the San Diego-based reverse lender after more than a decade at American Advisors Group, where she also served as senior vice president of wholesale lending. Before that, Smith oversaw all sales operations for Generation Mortgage as executive vice president of sales.

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Smith started her career in 2004 as regional manager of wholesale sales at Financial Freedom. After that, she helped One Reverse Mortgage develop a successful sales team as senior vice president of wholesale lending.

“I am so excited to announce I have joined the amazing team at Smartfi Home Loans as SVP of wholesale,” Smith wrote in her LinkedIn post. “At Smartfi, we are always looking to make impactful partnerships that ultimately bring the #reversemortgage to more seniors. The combination of operational excellence and product innovation made Smartfi a no-brainer.”

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