Multichannel
lender

American
Financial
Resources
(AFR)
appointed
Michael
Brenning
as
its
head
of
production
and
Brian
Collins
to
the
role
of
executive
vice
president
of
capital
markets,
the
company
announced
Tuesday.

Brenning
will
be
responsible
for
driving
loan
volume
growth
and
enhancing
sales
productivity.
Most
recently,
he
served
as
the
president
of
Fairway
Central
at


Fairway
Independent
Mortgage
Corp.
In
May
2020,
Brenning
also
founded
and
led

Amerisave
Wholesale
Mortgage
Solutions,
a
technology-
and
service-driven
wholesale
lending
platform. 

“I
am
excited
to
join
the
talented
team
at
American
Financial
Resources
and
contribute
to
the
company’s
ongoing
growth
and
success,”
Brenning
said
in
a
statement.
“I
look
forward
to
collaborating
with
my
colleagues
to
drive
innovation,
maximize
productivity,
and
deliver
exceptional
service
to
our
clients.”

Collins
joins
AFR
after
serving
for
more
than
11
years
at

California-based
lender


Pennymac.
Since
2014,
he
worked
as
its
senior
vice
president.
At
AFR,
he
will
be
responsible
for
delivering
best-in-class
services
for
AFR
Wholesale
and
eLEND. 

“I
am
thrilled
to
welcome
Brian
Collins
to
American
Financial
Resources,”
chief
financial
officer
Tim
Yanoti
said
in
a
statement.
“Brian
brings
a
wealth
of
experience
and
expertise
that
will
undoubtedly
drive
our
execution
and
pricing
strategies
to
new
heights.
I
am
personally
looking
forward
to
working
closely
with
Brian
and
witnessing
the
wonderful
impact
he
will
have
on
AFR’s
growth
and
success.” 

In

February,
AFR
was

acquired
by
a
group
of
investors
led
by
Colorado-based
fund
manager

Proprietary
Capital.

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