Career moves

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown late Monday became the first Senate Republican to endorse the nomination of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. promoted Jeffrey Gibson to the position of AVP, correspondent division manager.

Hunt Realty Investments Inc. said that Clyde Robinson has joined the company as senior vice president and director of capital strategies.

David Holt has joined ServiceLink as senior vice president default strategy and execution.

Franklin American Mortgage Co. hired Brian Rowley as an account executive in its wholesale lending division.

Franklin First Financial said that Tom Calabro has joined the company as the vice president of business development.

Paige Warren has been named to lead Prudential Huntoon Paige, the FHA lending business of Prudential Mortgage Capital Co.

Lender Processing Services Inc. said that Nancy Murphy has joined the company as vice president of investor relations.

The American Land Title Association, the national trade association representing members of the title insurance industry, said that Christopher Abbinante has been named president for the 2011-2012 year.

Mortgage technology vendor Ellie Mae on Friday announced that it has promoted Jonathan Corr to chief operating officer.

Wells Fargo & Co. this week launched a new unit to provide financial services to publicly traded real estate investment trusts involved in commercial properties.

The Federal Housing Administration confirmed that it has hired a new multifamily director and a new chief risk officer.

Former Mortgage Bankers Association chief executive John Courson is the new president and CEO of the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders.

William Matthews has been promoted to executive vice president of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

Shore Financial Services Inc., the parent company of United Wholesale Mortgage, hired Michael Kaysen as its new chief operating officer.

Jefferies appointed Guy Cornelius as a managing director and head of sterling credit sales, and Christian Janssen as a managing director and head of commercial real estate debt capital markets Europe.

Berkadia said that Shelly Conlon has joined the company as senior vice president of the life company servicing group.

Markus Beran will take over as head of the central international department in the international real estate financing sales business division of Berlin Hyp and LBB at the start of 2012.

Selene Finance, a specialty servicer/loan modification company controlled by Lewis Ranieri, has hired Larry Litton Jr., and a handful of top managers from Litton Loan Servicing, Houston, according to servicing executives that have done business with the firm.

Matt Morris is the new chief executive of Stewart Information Services Corp., Houston, while Edward Douglas Hodo is now the company's chairman.