Career moves

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is important, but it barely scratches the surface of former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael Oxley's impact on banking.

National Mortgage News is pleased to begin accepting submissions for the 2016 Top Producers, an annual ranking of mortgage loan officer and broker origination volume.

John Angelo, who co-founded Angelo, Gordon & Co. and presided 27 years over the New York investment firm's growth to $26 billion in assets under management, has died. He was 74.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 1.

Jason Evans of Mortgage Master sees his business thrive through close attention to the finer points of customer experience.

From the rollercoaster ride toward the TILA-RESPA implementation deadline to concerns about other areas the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would zero in on for scrutiny, these seven stories dominated National Mortgage News during 2015. Following are both the stories and an update on where the situation stands now.

A number of factors, including the shift back to a purchase market and burgeoning Hispanic and millennial demographics, are expected to spur mortgage industry hiring across the board in 2016, with one major exception: appraisers.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 25.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 18.

TowneBank in Suffolk, Va., has agreed to buy Monarch Financial Holdings in Chesapeake, Va., for $220.6 million in stock.

Genworth Financial Inc. has named Kevin Schneider, currently executive vice president of global mortgage insurance, as its chief operating officer.

SingleSource Property Solutions in Canonsburg, Pa., has merged with iMortgage Services in Pittsburgh.

NewDay Financial has hired Paul "Tim" Thompson III as the company's new chief financial officer.

As the mortgage industry heads into the New Year, National Mortgage News is taking a look at the biggest trends and topics that will shape 2016.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 11.

U.S. Bancorp has plucked longtime lending executive Tom Wind from EverBank Financial to run its mortgage business.

Eileen Serra, 61, the chief executive of the Chase Card Services unit, will step down in January and become an adviser to the company on growth initiatives, according to a memo Wednesday from Gordon Smith, JPMorgan's CEO of consumer and community banking.

Amanda Sessa of SWBC Mortgage relies on a broad depth of market expertise, offbeat outings and her partner and husband for support, to propel her business.

HLP, formerly known as Hope LoanPort, has selected CoreLogic executive Faith Schwartz as chair of its board of directors.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 4.