Career moves

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.

In the modern world, paper documents are an obstacle between servicers and their own potential competitiveness.

Astoria Federal Savings in Lake Success, N.Y., has hired an HSBC executive to lead its retail division.

First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. appointed Amy Ellenburg as regional TPO manager, correspondent lending.

Annaly Capital Management, which is in the process of buying commercial mortgage lender Crexus Investment, has hired several people for its existing CRE platform.

Johnson Capital said that Colin Chapman has joined the firm as vice president in the company’s Sacramento office.

JPMorgan Chase is losing another top executive, with co-chief operating officer Frank Bisignano departing to run payment processor First Data.

Five Oaks Investment Corp. said that David Akre has joined the senior management team of Oak Circle Capital Partners, the company's external manager, as a managing director.

The National Credit Union Administration said that William DeSarno, the agency’s inspector general the past eight years, is retiring June 1.

Late additions and data gathering issues have added a few names to our list.

ServiceLink said that Mike Zwerner has joined the company as senior vice president of corporate development.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency promoted Fred Graham to be deputy director of the Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation.