Career moves

Tracy Stephan's appointment to the new role is in line with broader federal directives follows other changes in staffing in the Office of Financial Technology.

Also, Argyle, Two Harbors add mortgage tech experts to boards, Planet Home expands sales team and Calque names its CEO.

Birkmeier's departure comes after CEO Varun Krishna's hire last summer, and Austin Niemiec and Mike Fawaz's promotions at the lender last January.

While the GSE searches for a permanent successor, Hutchins will also serve concurrently in his role as president following Michael Devito's departure on March 15.

Also, Freddie Mac boosts single-family seller engagement team, Carrington names new CEO and Corelogic ads executive in real estate solutions.

Dan Sogorka steps aside after four years, remaining as an advisor until he moves to a new opportunity.

The Detroit-based company named Andreesen Horowitz partner and fintech entrepreneur Alex Rampell as an independent director, following the launch of artificial intelligence initiatives late last year.

Also, nonbanks make a noticeable push in the wholesale space, Citizens Bank alums find new homes, Ranieri Solutions names new CEO, and more.

Having the opportunity to customize their own tech stacks was a key reason behind many top producers' success, according to a new Floify survey.

Marshall is handing his role as president at the mortgage firm to another industry veteran but plans to retain some involvement with its new MSR fund.

The financial services executive also previously served in leadership at Morgan Stanley and Carver Federal Savings Bank.

Katie Sweeney, until now the chairman and CEO of the association, will move into the chief executive role at the coalition as part of this reorganization.

Marina Wiant was named to head California treasurer committees that set the debt limit, determine how the private-activity capacity is deployed and play a critical role in financing the construction of affordable rental housing in the state.

Mike Weinbach, a former Wells Fargo and JPMorgan leader, will replace president Chris Marshall who's expected to retire at the end of this year.

Tracy Kasper's departure follows the November exit of former CEO Bob Goldberg.

The former Airbnb executive Jonathan Mildenhall steps into a newly created role, overseeing communications for all business lines at the Detroit-based company.

The former chairman of Ocwen and once-related Altisource businesses is filling the role vacated last year by Jason Kopcak and then interim CEO Danya Sawyer.

Also, Stavvy acquires new executives after latest acquisition, Logan Finance accelerates expansion and CV3, First Community and Kiavi add capital markets experts.

Morais, who leads the auto lender's consumer and commercial banking divisions, is preparing to leave as Ally Financial conducts a search for its next chief executive officer. She had been seen as a potential candidate to replace outgoing CEO Jeffrey Brown.

The company started announcing the cuts — which affect those staffers two levels below CEO Jane Fraser's executive management team — on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.