Rate announced Thursday that it added seven loan officers from Movement Mortgage in December 2025, a move the Chicago-headquartered Rate characterized as a “significant wave of competitive talent acquisition momentum to close out the year.”
The loan officers who joined Rate are Gabriel Carter of Santa Barbara, California; Alexandra Hunt of Tampa, Florida; James Golotko of Lakeland, Florida; and Katie Blake, Brandon Kelter, Jason Buchanan and Scott Miller of Tarpon Springs, Florida.
The company said the group moved after evaluating Rate’s technology platform, workflows and growth infrastructure.
“I made the move to Rate after spending time with their tech,” Carter said. “The loan officer and consumer apps are on another level, and once I saw how the whole platform works, it was obvious how it could help me grow my business.”
“The technology is phenomenal, and what I can offer my borrowers and referral partners is top-notch,” Hunt said. “Further, there are not a lot of mortgage companies that foster women in leadership like Rate does. I am excited to grow and learn from some amazing women in this industry.”
Rate said the hires reflect a broader industry trend of top producers seeking platforms that reduce operational friction and allow them to focus more on borrowers and referral partners.
The announcement is not the first time employees from Movement have joined Rate and vice versa. In October, Jason Stenger, Movement’s former chief operations officer, joined Rate as chief production officer.
Movement Mortgage did not respond to HousingWire‘s request for comment at the time of publication.
“Loan officers across the country are seeing what’s different about working at Rate,” said Shant Banosian, the company’s president. “We’re focused on helping LOs grow their volume, and everything we do is designed with that in mind. From our tech and workflows to our products, pricing, and support, it all comes back to one idea: loan officers should be spending their time with borrowers and referral partners, not buried in busywork.”
Rate ranked No. 9 on Inside Mortgage Finance’s list of the top 50 mortgage lenders with 2025 volume of $45.6 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase.
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