Career moves

Long-time company veteran Joe Tyrrell is leaving and will be replaced on March 1 by Timothy Bowler, the president of ICE Benchmark Administration.

The change comes as the battle with rival United Wholesale Mortgage reaches a fever pitch and analysts speculate that more changes at the top could be coming.

When adjusted for filings from companies in the past year, nonbank employment in the industry was even lower than initial estimates suggested.

After Greg Tornquist's retirement, he shared the job with Rob Lux, who is staying onboard as the subservicer's COO.

Also, Finance of America, SimpleNexus alums find new homes, and Supreme Lending lands leading mortgage technology expert.

He replaces Phyllis Caldwell, the former Treasury official who took the position in February 2016 and helped guide the company through the 2017 federal and state lawsuits.

Marianne Sullivan will be charged with overseeing the start of the second phase in a multi-year plan to develop cloud native technology at the servicing software company.

However, the jobs picture for December was better than what was expected, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data found.

Also, Rice Park ups venture capital funding team, Planet Home opens branches in mid-Atlantic and Union Home names Texas regional manager.

Jan Davis has been named acting president of the technology standards organization as the Mortgage Bankers Association conducts a search for a permanent replacement.