Executive Team

Corey Wood

CEO

Corey Wood has spent more than 27 years in the mortgage banking industry developing his knowledge with hands-on experience in wholesale and retail originations, underwriting, operations, capital markets, finance and accounting, risk analytics, and mortgage servicing. His experience reaches back to Empire of America Realty Credit Corp, Guild Mortgage, National Pacific Mortgage-Old Kent Financial, Fifth Third Bank, and BankersWest Funding. Mr. Wood leads Resban, by example, with honesty, integrity, vision, and a tenacious work ethic. These characteristics are emulated through the entire company. Mr. Wood’s core fundamentals in creating an outstanding mortgage experience and company are service excellence and customer satisfaction.

Corey Wood
CEO

Bill James

President

Bill James is a third generation Mortgage Banker with over three decades of real world experience in Mortgage Banking starting as a loan setup clerk in 1989 and working his way up the ranks during his 29 years with the company. After being named President, Bill was instrumental in the re-development of the company’s policies and procedures and implementation of the sound business practices which serve as the foundation on which the company continues to grow today. Bill is also a licensed Real Estate Appraiser, with current qualifications as FHA, VA, USDA and Agency credit and collateral underwriter.

Bill James
President

Michael Luu

EVP National Production

Michael Luu has over 21 years of experience in both Wholesale and Retail Mortgage Banking with an emphasis on the recruitment of loan officers and branches. Michael successfully led a company recruitment campaign starting in late 2012 resulting in Resban being named in the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America in 2015. This was the result of his efforts to increase production by a factor of ten in just two short years. Michael sets high the bar high with his goals for our company and strives every day to be the best!

Michael Luu
EVP National Production

Holly Guest

Chief Compliance Officer

Holly Guest leverages her 25+ years as a Chief Compliance Officer in the banking and mortgage lending industry. She has created Enterprise Risk Assessment Programs, Compliance Management Systems, Compliance Programs, AML Programs, Audit and Training Programs. Holly and the Compliance Team is responsible for managing all aspects of regulatory compliance, including: risk management, policies and procedures, legal/state research, loan documents, licensing, state and regulatory exams, regulatory reporting, privacy, quality control, fraud, consumer complaints, adverse action, HMDA, RESPA, TILA, GLB and fair lending monitoring. Holly has presented at many industry conferences including the MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference, RMA Retail Risk Conference, CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium and has published articles in the Operational Risk and Regulation and industry blogs.

Holly Guest
Chief Compliance Officer

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