Columbus’ RED Mortgage Capital names new president

Trent Brooks has been named president of RED Mortgage Capital in Columbus, Ohio, the mortgage-banking arm of capital provider RED Capital Group.

Brooks joined RED Dec. 11 as president as president and national head of production. With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in the multifamily housing industry, he has built long-term relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA.

Before joining RED, Brooks was a co-founder of Sierra Capital Partners and GlenBrook Capital Advisors. Most recently, he served as executive vice president with Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital.