Career moves

In addition to promoting Tom Hutchens to president, non-qualified TPO Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions also named a trio of new executive vice presidents.

Benutech's former CEO will head Voxtur, which is selling a majority stake in Blue Water Finance Technologies and repositioning itself in real estate lending.

Thanh Roettele will help guide the Canadian bank's growth in the mortgage warehouse space in one of its latest moves aimed at the U.S. market.

Rocktop, Candor name new technology heads, Servicelink finds national sales executives and Cornerstone Capital sets its eyes on growth.

Titles can vary among competitors, but the leaders of loan officers all value experience in both sales scenarios and technology acumen.

Increasing immediate volume and preparing for future volume are drivers for a ramp up in LO hiring, mortgage lenders say. Recruiters warn, however, that operations professionals should also be hired to avoid bottlenecks in production.

The embattled Long Island-based bank announced the hiring of nine new senior executives. Most of them have ties to CEO Joseph Otting, who previously held the top job at the OCC and OneWest Bank.

Hugh Frater was one of four appointed to the Bipartisan Policy Center board, along with former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, a co-chair of its Housing Council.

While cost cutting days are not over, mortgage lenders are emphasizing recruitment and retention, a Fannie Mae survey found.

A federal judge agrees with plaintiffs that the Federal Trade Commission lacks authority to set rules on unfair competition.