Mortgage and banking executive search, from servicing to the C-suite.

Axiom Talent is a mortgage and banking executive search firm. We recruit servicing, default, lending operations, compliance and AI leaders for independent mortgage bankers, banks and servicers across North America, from manager to SVP. Searches are run by a partner who knows the agencies, the platforms and the exam calendar.

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By the Axiom Talent search team, Buffalo, NY. We've been hiring in financial services for twenty-two years. Updated 5 October 2026.

Which mortgage and banking roles does Axiom recruit for?

Axiom Talent recruits mortgage and banking leaders where operational depth and regulatory fluency both matter:

Servicing leadership: Heads and Deputy Heads of Servicing, servicing operations and operational excellence leaders.
Default and loss mitigation: collections, loss mitigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy and REO leaders.
Lending operations: origination, fulfilment and post-closing leadership across retail and wholesale channels.
Risk and compliance: leaders fluent in RESPA, TILA, CFPB servicing rules and agency guides.
AI and automation: the people who bring AI into servicing and lending without creating an audit finding. See AI transformation.

What does a live mortgage executive search look like?

Axiom is currently retained on a Vice President, Deputy Head of Servicing search for a 50-year independent mortgage banker. It is a planned succession: twelve months alongside the current Head of Servicing, then accountability for an 80,000-loan, roughly $21 billion servicing portfolio and a team of about 130.

The brief asks for ten or more years in mortgage servicing, fluency with ICE MSP or an equivalent platform, and command of GSE and CFPB requirements. That is the level of detail every Axiom search starts with.

Why use a specialist mortgage recruiter?

A specialist mortgage recruiter screens for what a generalist can't see on a resume: whether someone has run a servicing transfer, sat through a CFPB exam, or owned an MSP configuration. In mortgage, those gaps show up as curtailments, compensatory fees and audit findings, not just a slow first quarter.

How a mortgage executive search works at Axiom

Brief. We map the role to your portfolio, platform and regulators, and write down the profile you sign off on.
Source and score. AI-assisted market mapping, every candidate scored against the brief, the strongest called personally by a partner.
Shortlist and close. Three to five candidates worth an offer, usually inside three to four weeks, and we stay close through the first ninety days.

How do you choose a mortgage or banking executive search firm?

Choose a mortgage or banking executive search firm that can explain your own operation back to you. Ask any firm, including us:

Have you recruited for my function before? Servicing, default and origination are different searches.
Do you understand my platform and investors? Agency mix and servicing system change who will succeed.
Can you run it confidentially? Succession and replacement searches usually need to be.
What is the guarantee? Every Axiom placement carries a guarantee period; if it fails inside it, we run the search again.

Questions

Mortgage and banking executive search FAQs

What does a mortgage executive search cost?

Retained search is a fixed fee against the role, staged across the search. Contingent and placement work are quoted per engagement. You have the number in writing before we start.

Do you recruit for banks as well as mortgage lenders?

Yes. Axiom recruits for banks, independent mortgage bankers, servicers, payments companies and receivables firms. Fintech searches are covered on our fintech executive search page.

Can candidates apply for mortgage roles directly?

Yes. Send a CV or a LinkedIn URL through our contact page. It never reaches a client without your explicit yes.

Where are your mortgage roles based?

Across North America. Some are fully onsite, like the current servicing search in Greater Cleveland; others are hybrid or remote.

Hiring in mortgage or banking?

Tell us the role, the timeline and the part that's been hard to fill. A real person replies.

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