Career moves

John Caladim and Jon Coleman are the latest additions to Brean Capital’s fixed income team.

The Mortgage Grapevine pays tribute to Peter Samuel Cugno, a forensic securitization mortgage loan auditor at Cugno & Associates.

The third party originations channels will “grow exponentially” over the next few years, and First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. wants to be ready for that, the company’s top executive said.

Naqvi is leaving the company at around the same time the CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, James Rohr, is retiring.

John Schaefer, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, is joining Annaly Capital Management’s board.

CBRE Group Inc. said that Jim Sellers joined the firm’s capital markets debt and equity finance group as a senior vice president.

Christopher Hurn, CEO of SBA 504 lender Mercantile Capital, has written a book to give advice to business owners.

Eastern Union Funding is creating a credit quality division with the aim of enhancing its relationships with its funding sources and its borrowers.

Hallmark Home Mortgage has formally launched USA Wholesale Lending.

The Mortgage Bankers Association promoted regulatory attorney Kenneth Markison to head its public policy initiatives.

Nearly a month after a naming a new chief executive, PNC Financial Services Group has announced a succession plan for its chief financial officer position.

HFF said that Jeremy Womack has joined the firm as a director in its Austin office to focus on debt placement and equity transactions.

Lending Processing Services is adding former Treasury secretary John Snow to its board.

Wilbur Ross has served as a board observer since Ocwen bought Homeward Residential Holdings from WL Ross & Co.

Community Preservation Development Corp. named Conrad Egan as chairman of its board of directors.

Rob Irby believes living up to what he tells his clients is the difference maker for his success as an originator.

Talmer Bancorp hired Michael Maher as executive managing director and chief financial officer of mortgage banking.

The Eastridge Group of Staffing Cos. has launched its new division, RFS, short for real estate and financial staffing.

Vericrest Financial appointed Joe Anderson chairman and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

A pair of mortgage origination firms are opening new loan production offices in the north Dallas area, a region which has been associated with the servicing business.