Steve Peters – EVP/ Chief Operations Officer
Steve is an industry veteran of more than 22 years beginning his career in sales, quickly becoming a top LO and branch manager before moving into operations. Steve has held mostly operational roles throughout his career. Most recently Steve was the Chief Operations Officer at Gateway Mortgage Group where he played a major role in building the organization. Steve has also worked for Chase, Countrywide, CITI among other mortgage bankers and held many senior level management positions. Steve’s philosophy has always been to provide industry leading customer service to his customers while maintaining a high level of quality. In his role at Highlands, Steve is responsible for oversight of Underwriting, Closing, Compliance and Post Closing.