Career moves

David Schneider has joined Stearns Lending as its chief executive officer, replacing Brian Hale, who will be leaving the company at the end of the month.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 12.

Amy Brandt has joined Docutech as its president and chief operating officer, bringing years of experience running a mortgage banker.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 5.

Real estate finance advisory services and technology provider Situs has purchased The Collingwood Group, a Washington advisory group staffed largely by former government mortgage agency officials.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 28.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 21.

Citi has named David Chubak as head of global retail banking and mortgage for the global consumer bank, replacing Jonathan Larsen, who resigned late last year.

A Rochester, N.Y.-based mortgage company that leases space in Amherst, N.Y., is seeking tax breaks to subsidize a nearly $3 million purchase and upgrade of a shuttered bank branch two miles away in Clarence, N.Y.

Embrace Home Loans created a digital marketing division as more potential customers are researching their lending options online.