James Venney

A 3^rd generation Miami native, James has a diversified background in private banking and all aspects of Real Estate finance. Most recently, James was the Senior Vice President and Director of Residential Lending at TotalBank and currently serves as the market manager for the nation’s 2^nd largest non-bank lender loanDepot.

During his career he has personally originated more than $500 Million in residential loans and has lead teams that have originated more than $1 Billion in both residential and commercial loans in the South Florida market.   His work history includes being a founding partner of Elements Capital Funding a traditional mortgage lender and LuxLev Capital a boutique fund that provided private loans in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008.  He has enjoyed tenure at several community banks and continues to serve the real estate community by helping both domestic and international buyers execute on residential purchase and refinance transactions.

He is the proud father of a 10 year old girl, avid cyclist and golfer.