Caliber Home Loans, Inc. appointed James Hecht as EVP, head of Retail Production. In his new role, Hecht will oversee all retail production responsibilities for Caliber. Hecht will report to Russ Smith, EVP, National Production and COO. Hecht, who has more than 20 years of experience and expertise in home lending, has most recently been at Stearns Lending where he served as chief operating officer and executive managing director. In this role, he was responsible for all production channels, fulfilment, credit and operations. Before Stearns, Hecht held a variety of senior management roles at Nationstar, MetLife and Bank of America Home Loans.