Career moves

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors named Robert Niemi the new ombudsman of the National Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

Mortgage Network in Danvers, Mass., has opened its first office in neighboring Rhode Island.

A founding executive of the upstart company is leaving his post as executive vice president.

Carrington Mortgage Services appointed Harold Michaud as area manager for Northern California.

ZVN Properties hired industry veteran Lynn Effinger to serve as executive vice president of business development.

Education is a big part of Siomara Barboza's job, whether it's showing her largely Hispanic clientele how to build credit histories or helping referral sources understand the qualified mortgage rule.

With single-family credit tight, multifamily lending remains hot, but its fate also depends largely on public policy. Fortunately for Pru, this part of its multifamily business is run by Paige Warren, a woman with government experience, ties and insight.

Leading origination outsourcer cites "input" from activist investor Orange Capital.

Total Mortgage Services hired industry veteran Andy Pettola to head up its rebranded wholesale lending business.

Serling will be charged with providing Situs with business development opportunities relating to commercial mortgage-backed securities bond investors.

Tabor will specialize in arranging debt and equity placement transactions in the Southeastern United States.

Mortgage companies, including mortgage servicing and property preservation firms that invest in the wrong type of data drilling and search engine optimization tools, can be in big trouble.

There should be more Main Street Americans represented in Congress, Marc Savitt says. So he's a candidate for the open seat in the 10th District of Virginia.

Maxwell brings to the company decades of experience in the single-family housing market.

The Dallas-based national mortgage banker has opened two new branches and added staff in an effort to expand its presence in the area.

In the past few years a handful of online lenders have emerged to capture 10% origination share.

Kevin Stitt remains with Gateway as its chief executive officer, while Patrick McGowan is the new chief financial officer.

Kevin Cordell, U.S. Navy veteran turned investor/servicer, started the habit of assigning a single point of contact to every mortgage transaction regardless of risk years before it was required by law.

The move will give the company a presence in Texas, where several mortgage servicers and originators are located.

Centerline Capital Group named a new regional director for the Western region, who will primarily be responsible for originating Fannie Mae Small Loan transactions in California and Arizona.