Guaranteed Rate, the second largest retail mortgage lender in the country, today promoted CJ Rose to EVP of Growth & Acquisitions. In this role, he will be responsible for recruiting top talent and acquiring companies to help Guaranteed Rate grow its funded volume levels.
Rose joined Guaranteed Rate in 2005 as a Senior Director of Strategic Growth & Acquisitions. The talent he has brought on board has contributed more than $19 billion in total loan volume to the company. In 2021, he joined OriginPoint, a partnership between Guaranteed Rate and the leading real estate brokerage, Compass. This expanded pool of talent has since produced more than $3.6 billion in total loan volume.
“It is great to be part of the best leadership team in our industry,” said Rose. “Guaranteed Rate is ready to help high performance producers take their business to the next level. With our proven track record, a fast-paced and dynamic company culture, and the most innovative mortgage products in the industry, the advantages of joining Guaranteed Rate are hard to deny.”
“CJ has been an integral part of Guaranteed Rate’s success for close to 20 years now,” said Victor Ciardelli III, Founder and CEO of Guaranteed Rate. “He’s talented, competitive, and genuine. I completely trust his instincts in terms of identifying the types of people who will fit into our culture and excel with the products and tools we provide. This is how we’ve steadily grown, weathering shifting market conditions and outperforming centuries old financial institutions, to maintain our ranking as one of the top loan origination companies in the industry.”
