Residential Finance Corp., an award-winning nationwide mortgage lender, has named senior industry executive Nicholas Hahn to the position of chief financial officer. Hahn, a 30-year banking and financial services industry veteran, will serve as a key member of Residential Finance’s executive team and be responsible for directing and overseeing the company’s finance and accounting functions.

“Residential Finance has seen extraordinary growth over the past year, and we will continue that momentum in 2013,” said Michael Isaacs, president and chief executive officer of Residential Finance. “Nick’s strong financial industry background and solid leadership experience will be a huge asset to Residential Financial as we move forward with our expansion in the years ahead.”

Most recently, Hahn served as the chief financial officer of Capitol Bancorp Limited in Lansing, Mich., a publicly traded community banking holding company with operations in 10 states. Prior to Capitol Bancorp, Hahn served as chief financial officer of DeepGreen Financial Inc. and chief financial officer of Senior Lending Network. Hahn has also held senior executive roles at Countrywide Financial Corp., Associated Banc-Corp and CoBank.

“I am excited to join Residential Finance and to work with its talented and experienced management team,” Hahn said. “The company’s unique and innovative business strategy, along with its plans for growth, is very appealing to me. Residential Finance offers consumers an attractive variety of mortgage loan options and provides customers with an excellent experience throughout the entire loan process.”

Hahn holds a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from DePaul University. He is licensed as a certified public accountant in Ohio and registered in Illinois. Hahn will relocate to Columbus from Cleveland.