I like the word decadent. All shimmering with purple and gold. It throws out the brilliance of flames and the gleam of precious stones. It is made up of carnal spirit and unhappy flesh and of all the violent splendors of the Lower Empire: it conjures up the paint of courtesans, the sports of the circus, the breath of the tamers of animals, the bounding of wild beasts, the collapse among the flames of races exhausted by the power of feeling, to the invading sound of enemy trumpets. —Paul Verlaine, circa 1886
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Daniel P. Sussman has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of People’s Choice Financial Corp., an Irvine, Calif.-based residential mortgage lender organized as a real estate investment trust. Before joining People’s Choice, Mr. Sussman was senior executive vice president at New Century Mortgage Corp., where he formerly held the title of EVP and COO, People’s Choice reported. He previously held senior management posts at EDMC, Western Financial Savings Bank, The CIT Group, and Novus Financial. Mr. Sussman also served as president and chief executive officer of City First Mortgage Corp. People’s Choice also announced the promotion of Brad S. Plantiko to executive vice president of finance and strategic planning. People’s Choice Home Loan Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the REIT, can be found on the Web at http://www.pchl.com.
