NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT) ("NYMT," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") today announced that its Board of Directors has named Jason T. Serrano as President of the Company, effective January 7, 2019. Mr. Serrano will report to Steven R. Mumma, the Company's CEO. Mr. Serrano was a Partner at Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. ("OHA"), an alternative investment management firm, from January 2014 to December 2018 and a Managing Director at OHA from April 2008 to December 2013. While at OHA, Mr. Serrano ran the mortgage investment business.