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Article: Paragon Gets Assist from Espo.(Paragon Financial Corp. hires former professional hockey player Phil Esposito)
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- American Banker
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- February 6, 2006
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When it comes time to hang up the sneakers, cleats, or skates, many professional athletes turn to the financial services industry to help maintain their lifestyles -- a fact Paragon Financial Corp. is hoping can help it expand its mortgage origination business.
The Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., mortgage brokerage announced last week that it had signed hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito to a multiyear employment agreement. Paragon wants to have 15 to 20 well-connected athletes like Mr. Esposito on its roster in the near future to refer business its way, said Scott Vining, its chief financial officer, in an interview Friday.
The athletes "are kind of our ...