In her new position, Morris will be responsible for opening the company’s newest branch in Lakeway, along with recruiting loan officers and generating mortgage loans for the operation.

The Lakeway branch will serve as a satellite to Colonial National’s high-producing South Austin branch, managed by Lea Holubec.

Morris has more than 20 years experience in residential home lending comes to Colonial National Mortgage from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Austin, where she was branch manager responsible for ten loan officers closing approximately $200m in loans in 2010.

She also has extensive experience in state housing programs, having served as the director of housing finance programs for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and as vice president of the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.

Holubec said she is regarded among homebuyers, realtors and builders for her expertise in all facets of residential mortgage lending.

"Her deep experience in underwriting, processing, and sales make her a respected manager to her employees and an asset to Colonial National’s six decades of service to Texas homebuyers,"Holubec said.