Career moves

Also, Xactus, iEmergent add to their C-suites, Planet Home grows its team and Longbridge Financial finds a chief operating officer.

Hafize Gaye Erkan, whose surprise departure from First Republic Bank disrupted the lender’s succession plans earlier this year, will become chief executive officer of Greystone as the closely held commercial-property lender expands into wealth management and private banking.

In the face of headwinds, mortgage leaders will stay strong by building on past experience, writes the president of Incenter LLC.

Cuts on one side of the business are creating a ready-made, knowledgeable pool of workers for servicers as demands on the latter's operations are increasing.

Also, Inlanta names its CEO, American Financial welcomes back a past president and Deephaven keeps growing.

Also, Academy Mortgage promotes COO to president, Movement focuses on diverse lending and Guaranteed Rate opens new branches on the coasts.

Johnson, who currently heads a housing-finance industry group, will take over this summer from longtime president and CEO Richard Hunt.

Also, Gateless promotes its own to chief technology officer, Panorama Mortgage Group announces new brand, Lower appoints its first CFO and more.

Founder and largest shareholder Anthony Hsieh will now direct strategy as executive chairman.

If each employee who received this deal accepts it, the company’s headcount will be reduced by about 2,080.