Amerifirst Financial, the parent company of Amerifirst Home Mortgage, welcomed Dan Manginelli and Bob Boehnlein as co-managing directors to lead growth initiatives and recruitment in the West. “Dan Manginelli and Bob Boehnlein are the perfect team to lead Ameritrust Home Mortgage as we embark on our planned expansion in the Western United States, beginning in southern California and expanding to locations in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon,” said Ron Bergum, president of the western region for Amerifirst Home Mortgage. The lender, whose headquarters are in Kalamazoo, Michigan, plans to open nine new branches.
Mortgage veterans, Manginelli and Boehnlein have known each other and often worked together within the industry for over 30 years. Manginelli recently held the title of senior vice president of the retail mortgage platform at homebuilder Inspire, and has also served as owner and co-president of South Pacific Financial. In his career, Boehnlein has overseen production in several Western states, including as regional vice president for Prospect Mortgage and more recently, he helped lead ClosingMark Home Loans as executive vice president.
