Career moves

Larry Goldstone, once a top player in the jumbo and "super" jumbo market through his now defunct firm Thornburg Mortgage, is trying for a comeback in the business.

Federal Housing commissioner David Stevens, a driving force not just at HUD but as an advisor to the White House on housing policies, is leaving the agency in mid-April, National Mortgage News has learned.

Chase has hired eight mortgage professionals with a combined 96 years of experience to support its Newark, Del., office as the mega-bank further expands its borrower outreach efforts.

First American Title Insurance Co. appointed Steven Rogers president and managing director of its New York division. In addition, he has been named a senior vice president of First American Title Insurance Co.

Helios AMC, a specialty servicer of defaulted commercial real estate loans and other debt, this week hired industry veteran Keith Johnson as its chief executive effective immediately

Total Mortgage Services LLC, Milford, Conn., this week promoted retail/wholesale underwriting manager Erik Martin to the newly created post of national sales manager for its retail channel.

RealtyTrac hired Brian Walby as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Alliances.In this role, Walby will focus on member subscription sales, advertising sales, lead generation programs and product sales.

PHH Corp., Mt. Laurel, N.J., reported net earnings of $181 million for the fourth quarter and $48 million for the full year 2010, helped by strong performance in its mortgage segment, company executives said.

Michael McGrath, the disgraced former president of U.S. Mortgage Corp. and its CU National Mortgage unit, was sentenced late Thursday to 14 years behind bars for a massive fraud in which he sold $140 million of CU mortgages his company was servicing to Fannie Mae and kept the proceeds.

Freddie Mac late Thursday said Donald J. Bisenius, executive vice president of its single-family credit guarantee business, received a 'Wells Notice,' which means the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering filing civil charges against him.

Federal prosecutors have ended their criminal investigation of former Countrywide Financial chairman and CEO Angelo Mozilo, after deciding that his actions managing the nation's largest lender did not constitute criminal behavior, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times.

The Treasury Department has tapped a former Wall Street managing director to be in charge of the research, markets and regulation arm of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association is getting back in to the multifamily lending business in the New York metropolitan area, starting with hiring away a team from Sovereign Bank led by Gary M. Honstedt.

Bank of America recently hired former Saxon Mortgage CEO Tony Meola as a default servicing executive in its mortgage division.

TARP inspector general Neil Barofsky on Monday gave notice that he plans to leave the Treasury Department by the end of March.

After receiving notice that he’s under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, CoreLogic Chief Financial Officer Anthony "Buddy" Piszel resigned late Thursday.

Freddie Mac chief operating officer Bruce Witherell abruptly announced his resignation from the company earlier this week, saying he was leaving for "personal reasons."

Integrated Asset Services, a Denver-based default management vendor, on Thursday named John Burnett its new chief operating officer.

Triumph Savings Bank, Dallas, this week hired industry veteran Barry Epstein to manage its new warehouse lending division, and plans to cater its effort to small nondepository mortgage bankers.

Wells Fargo & Co.'s chief financial officer, Howard Atkins, has resigned for personal reasons, the megabank announced late Tuesday. He was immediately succeeded by Wells' chief administrative officer, Timothy Sloan.