Guaranteed Rate, the second largest retail mortgage lender in the United States, welcomes back Chris Hutchens to an expanded role as Producing Area Manager and SVP of Mortgage Lending in Wilmington, North Carolina. Hutchens will manage a top-ranked book of business and provide management and mentorship to other loan officers at Guaranteed Rate in Wilmington, the new Pinehurst office, and surrounding areas. Hutchens is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Cameron School of Business and has been one of the leading loan originators in the region since 1997, with over $2 billion in originated loan volume. He has been recognized as NC’s #1 Mortgage Lender many times and ranks consistently among the top financing professionals in the nation.