Career moves

National Mortgage News is pleased to begin accepting submissions for the 2016 Top Producers, an annual ranking of mortgage loan officer and broker origination volume.

John Angelo, who co-founded Angelo, Gordon & Co. and presided 27 years over the New York investment firm's growth to $26 billion in assets under management, has died. He was 74.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 1.

Jason Evans of Mortgage Master sees his business thrive through close attention to the finer points of customer experience.

From the rollercoaster ride toward the TILA-RESPA implementation deadline to concerns about other areas the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would zero in on for scrutiny, these seven stories dominated National Mortgage News during 2015. Following are both the stories and an update on where the situation stands now.

A number of factors, including the shift back to a purchase market and burgeoning Hispanic and millennial demographics, are expected to spur mortgage industry hiring across the board in 2016, with one major exception: appraisers.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 25.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 18.

TowneBank in Suffolk, Va., has agreed to buy Monarch Financial Holdings in Chesapeake, Va., for $220.6 million in stock.

Genworth Financial Inc. has named Kevin Schneider, currently executive vice president of global mortgage insurance, as its chief operating officer.