Career moves

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ON's 16th annual mortgage rankings show how the country's best loan officers made the most out of a tumultuous year for originators.

Sound Financial Bancorp in Seattle has selected a former Fannie Mae executive to join its board.

Citigroup has named Stephen Bird, chief executive of its Asia-Pacific division, to head its global consumer bank as part of a broader shuffling of executives.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 10.

At #MBATech15 in Orlando, #TRID was on the tip of everyone's tongues. But other conversations also took place, centering largely on how technology adoption can make up for lost time and what future IT infrastructures will look like.

Glenn Costello, a structured finance veteran cited through the years in the pages of the Asset Securitization Report for his sharp analysis, particularly of residential mortgage-backeds, died on April 6.

After drastic payroll reductions in December, lenders appear to be preparing for a better spring.

Holders of servicing rights will soon demand more than the basics from these third-party providers. Subservicers may be expected to help promote an institution's nonmortgage products or provide portfolio analytics.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 3.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 27.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has selected current senior advisor and former Freddie Mac executive Ed Golding to head of the Office of Housing and Federal Housing Administration.

Wells Fargo announced the closure of a mortgage servicing site and the retirement of a longtime commercial banking executive Wednesday.

MGIC Investment Corp. former Chief Executive Officer Curt Culver, who presided over an 85% stock-price decline during his tenure, received compensation valued at about $8 million for his last full year in the top job.

Lyle Gramley, the former chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association who prior to that was a Federal Reserve governor who helped battle a recession and inflation of more than 10% during Pres. Ronald Reagan's first term in the 1980s, has died. He was 88.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 20.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 13.

Fannie Mae selected a chief internal auditor with an "inherent conflict of interest" and the mortgage giant's process for filling the position was faulty, according to a watchdog report to be released Wednesday.

KeyCorp has been getting back into full-scale residential lending as part of a broader strategy to deepen client relationships. The market's shift toward purchase activity and defined mortgage rules also played a role.

Nonbank mortgage lenders cut 6,000 jobs in January, erasing four months of job growth in the sector, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.