CALIFORNIA
EMERYVILLE
NMI Holdings Inc. said that Glenn Farrell, executive vice president and chief financial officer, plans to retire on July 31.
Adam Pollitzer, formerly of JPMorgan Securities, has been named to succeed Farrell as the company's next executive vice president and chief financial officer effective May 2.
As of May 2, Farrell will step down as chief financial officer but will remain executive vice president and chief accounting officer until his retirement.
Pollitzer was most recently a managing director in JPMorgan's corporate and investment banking division, where he led advisory and capital raising efforts on behalf of North American insurance companies.
PLEASANTON
Ellie Mae said that John Abel has joined the company as senior vice president and chief information officer.
He will be responsible for all aspects of the company's internal information technology and systems.
Abel brings over 20 years of experience in technology to the Ellie Mae, and prior to joining the company he was senior vice president of IT at Hitachi Data Systems.
SAN CLEMENTE
Berkadia has hired Arthur Tuverson as a managing director.
Tuverson, who brings more than 19 years of industry experience, will be responsible for debt origination for commercial real estate properties.
Prior to joining Berkadia, he spent 17 years with GE Capital Real Estate, followed by a two-year stint at Pillar Real Estate Investors.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
Mission Capital Advisors said that Jillian Mariutti has joined the firm as a director in its debt and equity group.
Most recently, she worked at derivatives advisory firm JCRA Financial as the head of real estate in North America.
Prior to JCRA, Mariutti served as a vice president at Wells Fargo, and also worked at Wachovia, where she covered a variety of industry groups within the firm's corporate and investment banking platform.
PENNSYLVANIA
BALA CYNWYD
Allied Mortgage Group has appointed Joe Duffy as its senior vice president of production.
In this role, Duffy will be lead the company's origination efforts within its retail and wholesale channels
Prior to joining Allied Mortgage Group, he had a 20-year history with Santander/Sovereign Bank where he was responsible for all aspects of sales and production for wholesale and retail lending, hiring and budget forecasting.
TEXAS
PLANO
Starkey Mortgage said that Tim Cotten has joined the firm as director of recruiting.
Cotten has over 10 years of recruitment, leadership and business development experience in the mortgage industry.
He previously worked at SWBC Mortgage as AVP/manager of talent acquisitions and at Chase as AVP, senior sales recruiter.
UTAH
DRAPER
Castle & Cooke Mortgage said that Jaeson Morris has joined the firm's Brentwood, Tenn., office. Morris will serve as branch manager in tandem with current branch manager, Rodney Jones.
Morris, who brings more than 13 years of mortgage experience to his new role, most recently served as a branch manager at 1st Financial in Brentwood.
Castle & Cooke also said that Lance Culp has joined the company's Greenwood, Ind., branch.
Culp brings to the company 14 years of mortgage industry experience, with an emphasis on new construction financing.
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