Fannie Names 4 New Veeps

Fannie Mae has named four new vice presidents, including two who have worked at the Department of Justice and another who was involved in developing Mexico's mortgage industry.The four are: Gabriel Galvan, vice president for emerging markets; Joseph Grassi III, vice president and deputy general counsel for multifamily legal services; Monica Medina, vice president and deputy general counsel for corporate governance; and Jon Seward, vice president and deputy general counsel for fair lending. Mr. Galvan has worked for several technology-related firms during his career, including IBM, and he was assigned to Mexico in 1995 and "was heavily involved in the development of the mortgage industry in that country," according to Fannie Mae. Mr. Grassi joined Fannie in 1994 -- from Freddie Mac. Ms. Medina was a partner in a private law firm and was previously deputy associate attorney general at the DOJ. Mr. Seward was a deputy chief at the DOJ and also a trial attorney in the fair housing division of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fannie Mae can be found online at http://www.fanniemae.com.