Career moves

Salataris hired Gary Vandeventer as a managing director.

The Mortgage Bankers Association hired industry veteran Pete Mills as its new senior vice president of residential policy and member services, effective Oct. 1.

In a business where building your personal brand is equally as important as building a company brand, David Pressel has been able to do both.

Patrick Sheehy, a top mortgage executive at Chase, has left the company, National Mortgage News has learned.

First Valuation hired Sue Potteiger as its president to leverage the company’s proprietary valuation technology.

Catapult Real Estate Solutions has launched Catapult Realty, a new real estate brokerage firm, with Terrie Whittaker at the helm.

Inlanta Mortgage named Nicholas DelTorto, the founder and former CEO of Amerihome Mortgage, as its new president.

NewDay USA, a nationwide reverse mortgage lender, has named former Government National Mortgage Association president Joseph Murin as its new president and chairman.

With this appointment, Steve Lessack joins Stewart’s seven-member executive team.

After Elizabeth Warren's fiery speech to the Democratic National Convention, there is talk that if she wins the Massachusetts Senate seat in November, she may be a contender for president in 2016.

Lender Processing Services said its president and CEO Hugh Harris underwent a surgical procedure to remove a tumor from his neck, noting he has a “treatable form of cancer.”

Tommy Lister is one of three people to admit guilt so far in mortgage fraud scheme in California.

Mitt Romney may not have a firm grasp on the true causes of the mortgage crisis. But luckily there's still time.

Romesburg will supervise CMG MI’s departments for underwriting and MI operations, policy servicing and billing, loss mitigation and claims, and corporate information technology.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency promoted Ellen M. Warwick to oversee its law department division.

Arbor Commercial Mortgage named Trevor Leslie Smith as director of lending in its Boston office.

CoesterVMS appointed Robert Chasteen as its new senior vice president of operations.

In just a few days the Labor Department will release its monthly employment report. Here’s a prediction: the mortgage brokerage sector will show an increase in jobs.

Inlanta Mortgage promoted Robin Hughes to funding manager from the position of compliance and quality control analyst.

Washington Trust hired Timothy Pickering as senior vice president of commercial real estate lending.