Career moves

Wells Fargo has named Senior Vice President Jeff Smith to succeed Perry Hilzendeger as head of home loan servicing following Hilzendeger's earlier appointment to head of retail home lending.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 20.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 13.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 6.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 29.

Ocwen Financial is able to keep the answers to questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involving the improper handling of escrow accounts confidential, a federal magistrate ruled.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 22.

Long-time mortgage industry veteran A.W. Pickel III is the new president of Waterstone Mortgage as Eric Egenhoefer has elected to concentrate on the chief executive position.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 15.

Robert Broeksmit has a tough act to follow succeeding David Stevens, the CEO revered for navigating the Mortgage Bankers Association through one of its most tumultuous eras on record. But in doing so, Broeksmit has a distinct advantage over many of his predecessors: inheriting an organization on the upswing.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 8.

Robert Broeksmit, a career mortgage industry executive, will succeed David Stevens as the president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Movement Mortgage is laying off 100 employees nationwide as the lender founded by a former Carolina Panthers player braces for an industry slowdown.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 1.

Promontory MortgagePath fills management roles for bank relations, technology and outsourced services opportunities.

Ocwen Financial Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer Michael Bourque has resigned, becoming the second top executive to leave the company after it agreed to acquire PHH Corp.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 25.

Charlotte is losing the headquarters of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., which is relocating just over the South Carolina border in exchange for a state incentives package.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 18.

John Krenitsky, who previously managed compliance for Discover Financial Services and various banks, is joining Freddie Mac as senior vice president and chief compliance officer on June 1.