Kevin P. Roche has been named Vice President of Sales for Residential Mortgage Origination at Home Loan Investment Bank, FSB located at One Home Loan Plaza in Warwick. In this role, Roche will be responsible for managing the bank’s team of loan officers and leading the sales efforts for the residential mortgage division. A 20-plus year veteran of the mortgage banking industry, Roche returns to Home Loan, having started his career there in 1996 as a loan representative and loan officer trainee. He was promoted to loan officer in 1997, and after becoming the top producer for six years earned the position of executive loan officer. In that role, he worked independently on loans and conducted sales training for new officers, and was named Loan Officer of the Month eight times. Roche’s career continued to advance at Home Loan, culminating in a six-year tenure as sales manager and Director of Recruiting & Sales Training from 2003-2009, managing up to 15 loan originators, maintaining deals, and assisting in the processing of loans, before moving to Citizens Bank. Roche was most recently Vice President and Mortgage Originator at BankNewport, responsible for originating mortgages and business development in Newport and Coventry. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he resides in Rumford with his family and is active in the community’s youth sports.