TotalBank today announced that James R. Venney has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Residential Lending Manager. Venney’s senior level hiring focused on residential lending reflects the bank’s commitment to grow its home loan portfolio while many financial institutions are significantly slowing lending activity.

“TotalBank is one of the best capitalized banks in the region,” said TotalBank President Jay Pelham. “We are putting our capital resources to good use by continuing to lend and invest in the South Florida community. Our focus on substantial home loan growth is a reflection of our commitment to meet the expanding needs of our clients.”

Venney has 24 years of experience in all aspects of mortgage banking with a focus on residential lending and services for high net worth clientele as well as history in real estate appraisal. He has worked in the administration of real estate related business with history of restructure of existing residential lending departments to maximize production and operational efficiencies. Venney was formerly an area manager for residential lending with EverBank.

“We are fortunate to have someone with James’ experience leading this key business line for TotalBank. With TotalBank’s lending commitment, he will provide our customers the resources to achieve their dreams,” said Pelham. “James’ hiring is one more example of TotalBank’s investment in to ensure our customers have direct, streamlined access to the resources they need to meet their goals.”

Venney attended Florida International University, is a Certified Mortgage Planner and a former Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser. He is a voting member of FAMP (Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals) and Director of MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association).

ABOUT TOTALBANK

Headquartered in Miami, TotalBank is a leading, full-service community bank offering personal and business banking, lending, and wealth management services. TotalBank consistently ranks as one of the best capitalized banks in the country and, for the past 15 quarters, has received a 5-stars by Bauer Financial for its financial stability. TotalBank has proudly served the Miami community for more than 40 years and is a member of Grupo Banco Popular Español, one of the largest banking groups in Spain with $190 billion in assets and 2,000 branches. For additional information, please visit www.totalbank.com.