Trent Brooks has been named President of RED Mortgage Capital, LLC, the Mortgage banking arm of comprehensive capital provider RED Capital Group LLC.

Mr. Brooks joined RED on December 11th as President of RED Mortgage Capital, LLC and National Head of Production. With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in the Multifamily housing industry, he has long-term relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA in his support of Affordable, Workforce, Conventional, Green and Small Balance Housing finance programs.

Mr. Brooks brings a comprehensive array of expertise to RED, including business development, investor relations, strategic planning and product development. He will have offices in both Newport Beach, California and Columbus, Ohio.

“We are excited to have Trent join RED to lead the growth and product diversification efforts of our National Multifamily Production Platform,” stated Ted Meylor, Chairman and CEO of RED Capital Group. “With his combination of vast industry experience and creative thinking, he is the perfect fit to help grow RED’s market share, enhance customer service and lead our Agency relationships. I am confident in Trent’s ability to build upon our already strong connections with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and HUD.”

“I am very pleased to be joining RED to lead this team of outstanding industry professionals,” stated Mr. Brooks. “With RED’s refreshingly strong entrepreneurial spirit, proprietary products and market agility, we are ideally positioned for strategic growth as we serve the full spectrum of Multifamily housing on a national scale. I look forward to working with the entire RED Team to become the #1 multifamily finance platform in the industry.”

Prior to joining RED, Mr. Brooks was a co-founder of Sierra Capital Partners and GlenBrook Capital Advisors.  Most recently he served as Executive Vice President – Director, Western Region at Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC. Previously Mr. Brooks was the Chief Operating Officer at Lyon Communities as well as President of Bankers Mutual where he served for over 15 years.