Career moves

Solidifi said that its parent company, Real Matters, appointed Robert Courteau to its board of directors.

Houston’s Envoy Mortgage is the latest independent mortgage banker to step into an area where the bigger banks are abandoning or cutting back correspondent lending.

For the week ended Jan. 18, total application volume was up 7%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s supervision chief for the last seven years is stepping down.

Axios Valuation Solutions and its parent company eMortgage Logic said that Tony Pistilli has joined Axios as its new executive vice president and chief appraiser.

Platinum Data hired Nima Oreizy as its new chief technology officer.

Mortgage Capital Trading named Anthony Ianni vice president of lender services.

U.S. Bancorp has promoted Brian Schwallie to lead its operations in the Grand Canyon State.

Wells Fargo is expanding its commercial real estate operations in the United Kingdom.

Titan Capital Solutions hired Joel Veenstra to lead its sales team as national sales director.

Andrea Johnson has been selected by US REO Partners to become the group’s new president.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will have a new deputy director who left the FDIC to head its division of housing mission and goals.

Norcom Mortgage promoted Josh Gillooly and Ryan Kelly.

Greystone is continuing expanding with moves to grow it on the West Coast that will be led by a member of its senior management staff.

Amy Friend is rejoining of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as its top lawyer.

Origination News is seeking loan officer volume for 2012 for its annual top 150 producers list.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle announced the results of its recent board of directors elections.

Advantage Credit hired Thomas Lile as regional director working from the Northern California area.

GSF Mortgage named Chad Jampedro as new president of the company.

Julie Williams, a longtime federal regulator who helped banks argue against state oversight, is joining Promontory Financial Group.