Career moves

Loan Value Group LLC has hired an executive from an institutional asset management firm as its chief financial officer and general counsel.

PartnerFirst LLC, Corona, Calif., has named an executive who has worked at Fidelity National Financial Cos. as a new principal and chief development officer.

Citizens Financial Group has named a former marketing and business development executive from SunTrust Mortgage Inc. as president of its Home Lending Solutions business.

John Walsh, the former chief of staff to the Comptroller of the Currency, is now the acting Comptroller of the agency that supervises national banks.

The Comptroller of the Currency Tuesday promoted Karen Solomon to be the agency's new deputy chief counsel.

Knight Capital Group Inc. has expanded its mortgage- and asset-backed securities capabilities in commercial real estate finance by hiring two managing directors in its Knight Libertas LLC unit.

Originator and servicer Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, Horsham, Pa., has appointed Hugh F. Frater to replace departing chief executive officer Michael I. Lipson.

MountainView Capital Holdings LLC has acquired Capmark Securities Inc. and a team of fixed-income professionals from Madison Williams and Co. LLC.

After being at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for little more than a year, Michael Bradfield, the agency's general counsel, announced Friday he has resigned and plans to leave by the end of this week.

Peter Diamond's nomination for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board has been sent back to President Obama for reconsideration.

Joseph Jiampietro, a key advisor on failed bank resolutions, is leaving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after 16 months at the agency.

Rick Rieder, who has been head of corporate credit at BlackRock, has taken on responsibility for the multi-sector and mortgage group at the company in his promotion to chief investment officer.

John Robbins, who five years ago sold his nonbank mortgage firm to Wachovia at a nice profit, is looking to reenter the industry, according to officials familiar with his plans.

The Senate Banking Committee approved the nominations of Janet Yellen, Peter Diamond and Sarah Bloom Raskin to be members of the Federal Reserve Board.

M.E. Mike Wileman, president and CEO of Orion Financial Group, Southlake, Texas, which specializes in real estate-owned property document retrieval, assignments and other assistance for servicers who manage their own portfolios presents, brought to the Second Annual SourceMedia Loss Mitigation Conference in Dallas on July 21-22 one of the perks offered to attendees, an iPad.

Mortgage Banking Solutions of Texas is launching a new service to help residential lenders fight loan buyback requests.

Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. of Chicago has hired Stephen Jacobson to build and lead its credit tenant lease team.

JPMorgan Chase said former Florida senator and Housing and Urban Development secretary Mel Martinez will become chairman of its operations in Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean as the megabank continues efforts to expand and grow in international markets.

The former president and chief operating officer of Fidelity National Financial, Patrick Stone, has returned to an active role in the title insurance business and is looking to turn WFG National Title Insurance Co., Lake Oswego, Ore., into a national player.

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., the nation's second largest MI in terms of policies-in-force, said it is expanding its sales staff nationwide, adding executives to four key regions in response to improving market conditions.