Total Mortgage Services, LLC, has announced the appointment of a new national retail sales manager. Joining Total Mortgage with more than 25 years of industry experience, Neil Bader will now be responsible for leading the company’s retail origination channel.

Prior to teaming up with Total Mortgage, Bader performed as the national retail sales manager at Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company where he built and expanded the entity’s national retail operations. In his new role, Bader is charged with leading and growing Total Mortgage’s retail channel nationwide, and he will report directly to the company’s president, John Walsh.

In addition to his sales position with Guaranteed, Bader has also worked for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as its area sales manager in New York. During his time with the company, Bader’s retail and private mortgage banking teams grew into the largest volume originator in the New York region.

Commenting on Bader’s hiring, Walsh said, “Neil is a focused and experienced mortgage professional, who has demonstrated consistent success in expanding and managing sales teams, while increasing their production in the most responsible manner.”

Walsh continued his positive statements, adding, “We are excited to have someone with Neil’s entrepreneurial and leadership background to help us build out our retail production platform. Our ability to close mortgages in 21 days or less is a tool that Neil will utilize in expanding this channel.”

Earlier in his career, Bader operated as the chief executive for Skyscraper Mortgage Company after joining the entity in 1989 as a sales manager. Following Skyscraper’s merger with IPI in 1999, Bader took over as the chief executive for the resulting conglomerate, IPI Skyscraper, during which time he oversaw $2.5 billion in originations.

Bader has acted as the vice chairman of Habitat for Humanity NY, and he is still an active member of its board of directors. While serving Total Mortgage, Bader will be based in Milford, Connecticut.