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Evergreen Home Loans Appoints Dan Richards as Chief Strategy Officer to Drive Strategic Growth
Evergreen Home Loans® today announced the appointment of Dan Richards as Chief Strategy Officer. Richards brings two decades of executive leadership experience across mortgage, fintech, and technology, with a proven record of building profitable lending channels, driving successful growth, and modernizing operations.
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