Career moves

MountainView Capital Holdings named Joseph Mevorah to head its expanding investment banking business.

Most recently, he served as an executive vice president for Solutionstar, a subsidiary of Nationstar.

FeatherStone Investment Group hired Kevin Blaser to take charge of the securitizations of the company’s REO-to-rental portfolio.

Residential Finance has started a core services division to work with real estate brokers and homebuilders to improve the delivery of services to those constituencies.

Nicholas Racanelli has joined Mortgage Advantage as vice president of business development.

While most loan officers (including Solter) work with Realtors, very few call on architects, who also deal with buyers.

Saiyid Naqvi, recently retired as chief executive of PNC Mortgage, has become the newest member of the board of directors of Freddie Mac.

Thomas Weldon Egan, who served as president of the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association from 2006 to 2008, died Aug. 2 at the age of 65.

Advantage Title said that Christine Favara has rejoined the company as senior vice president and national and international transaction counsel.

President Obama has nominated Federal Reserve Gov. Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the new deputy secretary at the Treasury Department.

Scott Robinson’s one-year term will begin at the beginning of 2014, followed by one-year terms each as president-elect, president and immediate past president.

Amit Kothiyal will become CEO of ISGN Corp., replacing Ritesh Idnani, who also held the title of vice chairman.

Derrick D. Cephas has been elected to the board of directors of the Housing Partnership Development Corp.

Williams served as managing director in the public policy division at Credit Suisse before launching The Williams Group earlier this year.

Freddie Mac board member Linda Bammann is stepping down after serving on the GSE’s board of directors for nearly five years.

Valuation Partners named Paul Friedrichs as vice president, national account executive for the Western U.S. region.

Prospect Mortgage has promoted Amy Brandt to chief operating officer.

The Housing Association of Nonprofit Development has elected its new leadership for the 2013-2015 term.

The loans that the new channel is purchasing will be sold on the secondary market to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae.

Wingspan Portfolio Advisors hired Meredith McCrory for the newly created position of vice president of strategic alliances.