{"id":49414,"date":"2026-04-27T18:29:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/nexa-lending-hires-christopher-griffith-to-grow-va-lending\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:29:37","slug":"nexa-lending-hires-christopher-griffith-to-grow-va-lending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/nexa-lending-hires-christopher-griffith-to-grow-va-lending\/","title":{"rendered":"NEXA Lending hires Christopher Griffith to grow VA lending"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEXA Lending<\/strong> announced Monday that it has hired Christopher Griffith<\/a> as the company looks to expand its focus on VA lending and loan officer development.<\/p>\n

Griffith, who is the owner and founder of Vetted VA<\/strong>, will focus on elevating performance across NEXA\u2019s third-party origination (TPO) channel while advocating for a shift in how lenders approach veteran borrowers. Griffith will continue his role as Director at Vetted VA. <\/p>\n

In a conversation with HousingWire, Griffith said that his role at NEXA is \u201ccompletely separate\u201d from his work at Vetted VA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a long-standing history of having an individual pursuit and then an organizational pursuit,\u201d he said. \u201c[Mike Kortas] recognizes the value that Vetted VA has created for all originators, and wants to have and create a better standard of service for those veterans. With this move, NEXA and NEXAns will have the same access, but at scale, not just going through Vetted VA, but more importantly, an accountability mechanism internally.\u201d<\/p>\n

NEXA\u2019s addition of Griffith is intended to help raise performance expectations across the brokerage\u2019s network. Griffith said the industry should move away from transactional relationships and toward a model centered on education, trust and long-term support.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop focusing on the transaction. Start focusing on the person,\u201d Griffith said.<\/p>\n

NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas wrote on Facebook<\/strong> that Griffith\u2019s title is \u201cEVP VA Growth and Strategy,\u201d but told HousingWire<\/strong> that Griffith will still maintain ownership and CEO status at Vetted VA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has always been a mission of mine, based on early life experiences, to serve Veterans. Yet with Chris out there doing Vetted VA, it was already well served and the space was a little crowded. But now I can really serve one of my passions\u2026. To give a little back to those that defend my right to do what I do in this great country,\u201d Kortas\u2019 post<\/a> read. <\/p>\n

\u201cBetween NEXA Lending and NEXA Cares Foundation, look for many VA changes at NEXA. Really can\u2019t wait to use the foundation, Vetted VA and Midnight Canyon Ranch in unison for some wonderful Vets.\u201d<\/p>\n

In NEXA\u2019s press release, Kortas also said that Griffith\u2019s hiring aligns with the company\u2019s broader strategy of equipping loan officers with tools and training to serve specialized borrower segments, including veterans better.<\/p>\n

\u201cVeterans deserve more than a transaction \u2014 they deserve professionals who understand them, advocate for them and fight to get it right,\u201d Kortas said.<\/p>\n

Griffith said his move to NEXA provides a larger platform to push for higher standards across the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not willing to be held to a higher standard, you won\u2019t grow in a meaningful way,\u201d he said. \u201cVeterans deserve to encounter professionals who are genuinely seeking to help, people who operate with a pure heart and clear intent in how they serve, and this move to NEXA Lending matters because it gives me a larger platform to hold people accountable to that standard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not here to be average \u2014 we\u2019re here to lead, innovate and give loan officers every possible advantage to serve their clients at the highest level,\u201d Kortas said.<\/p>\n

The addition also follows several key hires and promotions at NEXA, which rebranded<\/a>\u00a0in October 2025. In January, NEXA hired Todd Bitter<\/a> as national sales director. Other hires and career changes at the company include the appointment of\u00a0Von Maharaj<\/a>\u00a0as NEXA\u2019s chief financial officer and\u00a0the promotion of Rana Mortensen<\/a>\u00a0to chief administrative officer.<\/p>\n

NEXA also hired\u00a0Tammy Richards<\/a>\u00a0as chief strategy officer in October and, before that, named\u00a0Jason DuPont<\/a>\u00a0as chief operating officer and\u00a0Geri Farr<\/a>\u00a0as chief growth officer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEXA Lending announced Monday that it has hired Christopher Griffith as the company looks to expand its focus on VA lending and loan officer development. Griffith, who is the owner and founder of Vetted VA, will focus on elevating performance across NEXA\u2019s third-party origination (TPO) channel while advocating for a shift in how lenders approach…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}