AGF Trust today announced two new hires to its mortgage operations. Moe Forget joins as executive vp of the firm’s mortgage products and services division, along with Tom Hickey, as vp of mortgage lending.

“We are pleased to have someone of Moe’s calibre and industry expertise joining us to lead this important division within the company,” says Mario Causarano, president.

“At AGF Trust, we’ve experienced tremendous growth and we recognize the importance of working with all our partners in the mortgage broker channel and financial advisor community. These appointments are part of our ongoing commitment to dedicating new resources to supporting our partners by developing products and services to meet the needs of their clients.”

Forget is responsible for the management and ongoing development of the mortgage operations at AGF Trust, which currently represent almost half of the firm’s total lending assets.

Forget is a 30-year veteran of the Canadian mortgage industry with a specialized expertise in non-prime mortgage origination. Prior to joining AGF Trust, he held the position of president and CEO of MoneyConnect Home Lending, a niche lender specializing in the origination of non-prime residential mortgages.

Prior to this, as president of its wholesale operations, Forget successfully launched Wells Fargo into the Canadian mortgage broker marketplace. In 1997, he helped pioneer the non-prime mortgage business in Canada by founding the Canadian operations of IMC Mortgage Corp. on behalf of its U.S. parent.

Forget holds the accreditation of Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) and is a member of the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals, Independent Mortgage Brokers Association of Ontario, Mortgage Brokers Association of BC and Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association.

Hickey also has extensive experience in mortgage lending and has held the position of vp, pperations at MoneyConnect Inc. for the past two years. Prior to that, he served as director, wholesale credit operations at Wells Fargo.

With approximately $4 billion in total assets, AGF Trust serves over 17,000 mortgage brokers, insurance agents and financial advisors with offices in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.