American Pacific Mortgage’s announces Michele Buschman as Chief Information Officer
Roseville, CA — July 26,2021 — American Pacific Mortgage (APM) announced the promotion and appointment of Michele Buschman as its Chief Information Officer, a new position for the company. She has 29 years of experience in the mortgage industry, holding various leadership roles in both operations and technology. As the Chief Information Officer at APM, Buschman is responsible for day-to-day operations, application support, infrastructure, data security management, vendor management, and project management for the entire company.
Buschman joined APM in 2014 and was most recently the Senior VP of Information Services and is accredited for her insight and strategic planning in the rollout of APM’s vast technology stack, as well the company’s security and data integrity and systems. In her time at APM, Buschman has grown APM’s technology team by more than 800% all while constantly integrating new solutions to support the systems and software needed to meet company initiatives.
A Focus on Solutions
As a leader at APM, Buschman stresses that her team members listen and pay attention to the needs of the company to uncover challenges where Information Technology can provide solutions and make the company more efficient, secure, scalable, and profitable. Culturally, Buschman has built her teams around attributes of inclusiveness, a family atmosphere, continuous learning, and fun.
Over the course of her career, Buschman has led teams that have been integral in changing how mortgage lending is done. She helped create the first internet product search and pricing engine technology, which the company received a patent for and led to major changes in how all lenders do transactions. She also led a group of developers in building private-label technology to implement and sell, as well as helped transform one of the first web APIs that successfully entered the market. These two tech tools have been key in an ever-changing technological landscape.
APM welcomes Buschman to the leadership team. This is the second woman-held chief promotion for the company in 2021.
About American Pacific Mortgage
American Pacific Mortgage was founded in 1996 and is a national independently owned and operated retail mortgage lender known for Creating Experiences That Matter™ for our people and our customers. Based in Roseville, California, APM is a top-ranked mortgage lender in the U.S., winning multiple awards annually, including Top Mortgage Lender, Most Loved Employer, and Top Place to Work.
APM is 49% employee-owned through an employee stock ownership plan, a distinguishing difference that creates long-term savings for those who stay with the company. It is licensed in 49 states, employs more than 2,600 people, and has over 350 branches, many of which operate under their own DBA names. APM’s rallying cry is to be 100% focused on our originators and branch managers because our customers reap the benefits when they look good. APM’s charitable entity, APMCares, is entirely funded and run by employees and supports an array of organizations throughout the country with funds and volunteer hours, as well as assistance for employees struggling due to a medical, financial, or bereavement hardship. For more information about APM, visit www.APMortgage.com.
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