New American Funding, a national mortgage banker and Fannie Mae Seller/Servicer, announced the appointment of Darren Kidder to Director of Sales.

Kidder, former Senior Vice President of Strategic Products at loanDepot and CEO of The Lending Connection, joins New American Funding at a time of major growth. His pursuit is to provide leadership to the production team, and to further develop the pre-established infrastructure of the team to increase efficiency and profitability.

The new Director of Sales was attracted to the leadership at New American Funding, as well as the high ethical values and employee-focused culture that the company maintains. Kidder believes his strengths, and the company's ideals, to be a great, long-term fit.

"New American Funding's twelve year history and successful navigation through the turbulent cycles our industry experienced this last five years is a testament to the leadership team here. I look forward to contributing to the success of this team and organization and to strategically bring value-added leadership to the continued development of a fully-matured and scalable consumer-direct retail call center."

About New American Funding

New American Funding is a Fannie Mae Seller/Servicer, FHA Direct Endorsement – HUD Approved, and VA Automatic mortgage lender with over 550 employees. The company is licensed in 21 states across the nation and offers a variety of home loan options, including FHA, Conventional, VA, HARP 2.0 and Jumbo Loans.