20-Year Industry Veteran to Lead National Title Operations for Lenders First Choice; Keith Hafner Joins Fast Growing National Provider of Title and Escrow Services.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Lenders First Choice (LFC), a national provider of settlement services and title insurance, has added Keith Hafner as senior vice president and National Title Operations manager. In this position, Hafner oversees all title operations at LFC's four operations centers across the country and is responsible for ensuring the timely, accurate and fiscally responsible delivery of more than 15,000 orders a month. He manages all of LFC's underwriting, examination, searching, taxes and vendor coordination for title nationwide.

Hafner has worked in the title industry for more than 20 years, having previously served LandAmerica, First American Title and TICOR Title. Most recently with LandAmerica, Hafner led title operations for the West/Southwest regions that accounted for more than 40 percent of the firm's direct business.

"The main reason for our rapid growth has been the consistently high levels of quality that lenders receive from their dedicated Lenders First Choice title and escrow teams," said Bill Moody, president of Lenders First Choice. "The addition of Keith's leadership to our title operations ensures a continued focus on quality service to our lender partners and their borrowers. Furthermore, his background and experience strengthens our ability to continue handling more transactions for more lenders nationwide."

Hafner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a Mathematics minor from UC Santa Barbara.

About Lenders First Choice

Lenders First Choice provides settlement services and title insurance to regional and national lenders throughout the United States and operates from centers in California, Florida and Texas. LFC enables lenders to close more loans by providing guaranteed closing costs, enabling the borrower to have a surprise-free, friendly closing experience. For more information, visit www.lendersfirstchoice.com.