Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (CSG), a real estate and renewable energy financial services company, has announced the hiring of Jeff Cresto and William E. Rahuba to the National Acquisitions and Originations Team.

Jeff Cresto joins Churchill Stateside Group as the vice president, West Coast Regional Officer. Cresto is based out of Southern California and is responsible for originating debt and equity solutions for new construction, rehabilitation, acquisition and refinancing of both affordable housing and market rate properties within the western region of the United States.

Prior to joining CSG in 2018, Cresto was the loan funding manager for a premier multifamily affordable housing lender located in Los Angeles, CA, where he was responsible for the conversion of the permanent loan on four percent and nine percent LIHTC deals located throughout the state. Prior to that, Cresto worked as an associate responsible for underwriting commercial Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily loans.

William E. Rahuba joins Churchill Stateside Group as the vice president, South West Regional Officer. Rahuba is based out of Austin, TX and is responsible for originating debt and equity solutions for new construction, rehabilitation, acquisition and refinancing of both affordable housing and market rate properties within the south west region of the United States.

Prior to joining CSG in 2018, Rahuba was employed at nationally recognized LIHTC syndicator as an Originations officer and responsible for the origination, financial underwriting and up-front feasibility review of LIHTC transactions in the south east region.

Preceding Rahuba’s entry into the Affordable Housing Industry, he was a Derivatives Trader engaging in transactions with Futures and Options across a number of asset classes on exchanges in Chicago and London.