Career moves

Fannie Mae has named investment banker John Nichols chief risk officer for its capital markets division.

Braver Stern Securities LLC, New York, named Peter D. Howard managing director and head trader of CDOs, CLOs and esoteric asset-backed securities.

The Comptroller of the Currency late Wednesday appointed Timothy Ward to be its first deputy comptroller for thrift supervision.

Mortgage vendor Lender Processing Services, Jacksonville, Fla., late Thursday named Tom Schilling its executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Roy DeLoach is packing it in as CEO of the struggling National Association of Mortgage Brokers, but will serve as the trade group's chief (outside) lobbyist on real estate finance issues.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle entered into a consent order with the Federal Housing Finance Agency late Monday that requires the bank to take certain steps to improve its capital position and its business and operations.

Total Mortgage Services, a fast growing New England nonbank lender, has hired Michael Dimech as its new operations chief.

Fidelity National Financial chief executive Alan L. Stinson is stepping down from that job, but remaining with the company as an executive vice president. Chief operating officer George P. Scanlon will take over the CEO job.

Safeguard Properties, Valley View, Ohio, has promoted Michael Halpern to director of community initiatives where he will head up the REO field service company’s newly created government relations department.

Industry veteran Tom Wind, who has headed such mortgage powerhouses as Chase Home Finance and Aurora Loan Services, has been named managing director of J.I. Kislak Mortgage LLC, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Sun Prairie, Wis., has hired mortgage trainer Bliss Sawyer as a senior loan consultant to the company.

Radian Guaranty Inc., Philadelphia, has hired its first ever chief franchise officer, a position designed to build and promote the value of the company's mortgage insurance offerings.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. named Mark Pearce director of its newly-established Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection.

LoanMarket.net, Irvine, Calif., has hired Jeff Haar, a former executive in charge of correspondent lending at Saxon Mortgage, a nonprime lender based in Virginia.

The Senate late Wednesday confirmed Janet Yellen and Sarah Bloom Raskin as members of the Federal Reserve Board, leaving only one vacancy on the seven-member panel.

The Independent Community Bankers of America on Thursday named Freddie Mac veteran Ron Haynie president and CEO of its residential finance unit, ICBA Mortgage.

Another top official has left the warehouse lending department of Southwest Securities FSB, leaving the Dallas-based bank with just two sales associates, and a declining book of business.

Rep. Spencer Bachus came out swinging midweek against speculation he may not become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee if Republicans win control of the House in the midterm elections.

Mary Lou Christy, who at one time led the mortgage-backed securities trading desk at Fannie Mae, has joined a number of former agency and government officials at The Collingwood Group, a Washington-based business advisory firm.

A capital markets veteran whose accomplishments include a pioneering effort in the United Kingdom’s mortgage-related securities market has joined hedge fund Titan Capital Group.