DALLAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhonda Beck, Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB), has joined Southwest Securities, FSB's Mortgage Purchase Program as the Mid-Atlantic Relationship Manager in Charlotte, NC. She will source business in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio.

Rhonda comes to the bank with 16 years of correspondent lending experience in the region, first as a Correspondent Sales Manager for CitiMortgage, Inc. and then as Financial Institutions Director for Indymac Bank. Rhonda received her CMB designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association in 2006.

The Mortgage Purchase division provides funding capacity for independent mortgage bankers across the United States. The division takes a short-term ownership interest in 1-4 family residential loans while they are being prepared for delivery into the secondary market. Maximum purchases range from $2 million to $30 million per mortgage banking client.

Southwest Securities, FSB, headquartered in Dallas, was established in 1986 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. in 2000. Although based in Texas, the bank conducts business nationwide and is involved in all areas of lending, from commercial loans and residential construction loans to mortgage warehouse lending. Southwest Securities, FSB offers a variety of commercial and community banking services designed to help businesses grow and communities prosper.

SWS Group, Inc. is a Dallas-based financial services holding company offering a broad range of investment and financial services through its subsidiaries. The company's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWS.

SOURCE Southwest Securities, FSB