Servicing People.(Lynn Halstead has been named senior vice president of national lending and acquisitions for Option One Mortgage Corp)(Brief Article)

CALIFORNIA

Irvine-Lynn Halstead has been named senior vice president of national lending and acquisitions for Option One Mortgage Corp. In this newly created position, she oversees a business channel that forms partnerships with financial institutions, including national and regional banks, to allow them to offer nonprime loans. She will also continue to oversee Option One's bulk acquisition channel, which specializes in the purchase of performing nonprime loan pools on a servicing-released basis.

Ms. Halstead came to Option One in 2001 from The Mortgage Conduit in Corona, Calif., where she served as senior vice president and chief production officer.

Santa Ana-SAFECO Financial Institution Solutions has chosen Jody A. Gunderson to lead and manage the company's national relationship management team.

Named to the position of senior vice president of relation management, Ms. Gunderson is responsible for developing new business and maintaining executive relationships with current and prospective clients in the mortgage lending industry. She joined SAFECO FIS in 2001, coming from ACE USA FIS. Prior to that, she had been at Bank of America.

Santa Barbara-Fidelity National Information Solutions Inc. announced the appointment of Richard A. Mendenhall to its board of directors. Mr. Mendenhall is a Realtor from Columbia, Mo. and served as the 2001 president for the National Association of Realtors.

He is the owner of RE/MAX Boone Realty, Columbia, and co-owner of RE/MAX, Jefferson City, Mo. Additionally, he is the chair of the Columbia Housing Authority, homeownership task force.