TD Bank announced this week that it will hire 79 experienced mortgage loan officers in the Northeast to boost its residential lending and meet the housing market demand in the coming years. The new team of lenders will focus on Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Northern and Southern New England and the greater New York City area.

“We’re pushing for growth, and by boosting the number of mortgage loan officers across our key markets we’ll be able to meet the housing market demand next year,” Kevin Gillen, general manager of the residential mortgage division at TD Bank, wrote in a press release.

The addition of 79 new loan officers will increase the bank’s team from 100 to 179, and help with the transition to a new store referral model.

The bank also created a new position – managing producer – who will be responsible for recruiting new loan officers, managing the loan production of an loan officer team, coordinating sales, driving business development and growing the business.