Career moves

Richard Hartnack, the former vice chairman and head of consumer and small business banking at U.S. Bancorp, has joined the board of directors of Freddie Mac.

Fay Servicing is seeking to hire experienced mortgage professionals living in the greater Chicago area.

Citigroup is replacing Sanjiv Das, the chief executive of its mortgage unit, with private bank head Jane Fraser.

Citigroup is replacing Sanjiv Das, the chief executive of its mortgage unit, with private bank head Jane Fraser.

After hiring more than 50 new employees since January, Churchill Mortgage is restructuring its business management hierarchy.

ISGN Corp. appointed former Xerox executive Nancy Alley as its chief product officer.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has confirmed the appointment of Judd Gregg as CEO and also appointed Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. as president of the association.

Walker & Dunlop Inc. said that Brian Casey will join its proprietary capital group on May 23.

Flagstar Bancorp said that its chief executive has stepped aside after just eight months in the post.

When it comes to counseling consumers on their financial health, home buying or home retention, an effective client management system can help with that process that takes place following an initial counseling session.

Carrington Mortgage Services added Jeff Gillis as senior vice president of operations and promoted Mariano Demarin to national sales director for its retail lending division.

360 Mortgage Group is expanding its wholesale operations in the Midwest with the hiring of Jeff Slain as manager for its central region.

Caliber Funding is in the process of merging with mortgage servicer Vericrest Financial.

AmeriSave Mortgage Corp. has launched a correspondent lending division.

A total of $14,100 was granted from Kirtland FCU and the FHLB-Dallas to replace worn carpeting throughout Joey Campbell’s Albuquerque home with hardwood floors in an effort to help him avoid tripping on seams.

John Zielke previously was head of underwriting for Credit Suisse’s Column Financial and deputy chief underwriter for Walker & Dunlop.

In the post-crisis housing market appraisal reports are becoming as important as credit scores, requiring lenders and servicers to be more inventive with the tools they use to assess real estate value risks.

Bank of Lancaster has opened its first stand-alone mortgage loan production office.

Equity Loans has expanded its business operations by opening four new office locations during the first quarter of 2013.

Ellie Mae said that Vivian Wong has joined the company as senior vice president of software development.