Career moves

More than a year after leaving, Sanjiv Das will take a key role at a fintech.

Thomas Nides, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and longtime Morgan Stanley executive, will take over the megabank's public affairs division as its work to fix regulatory concerns continues. He succeeds Bill Daley, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, who recently announced his retirement from Wells.

Michael DeVito has been able to grow the government-sponsored enterprise's net worth, but at the current pace and without a rule change, it could take 10 years to build enough capital to exit conservatorship.

Also, Appraisal Institute appoints new CEO, Common Securitization Solutions names technology officer and two new lenders move into reverse mortgage.

The recently slimmed-down company named Chief Operating Officer Danya Sawyer as the interim successor to the former Wall Street executive.

With the appointment, interim leader Bill Emerson will take over the role of president and chief operating officer, while Bob Walters announced his retirement.

Also, Cenlar welcomes client management leader, NFM promotes influencer-marketing executive and Guzzo & Co. hires transgender chief operations officer.

The branch, which has close to a dozen employees, hopped from its old employer, Motto Mortgage, to its most recent employer in mid-December, but only stuck around for half a year.

Also, Fannie Mae finds new board member, U.S. Mortgage Insurers ups legal, government relations teams, PRMG names general counsel and Down Payment Resource expands.

Smith joined the bank in January after serving as president of Keller Home Financial Services and heading Citi's U.S. mortgage business.