The Mortgage Bankers Association has announced the promotion of Steve O'Connor to senior vice president of government affairs, the post previously held by Kurt Pfotenhauer, who is leaving the MBA to become chief executive officer of the American Land Title Association.Mr. O'Connor will be responsible for managing the public policy and advocacy efforts of the association. He was previously senior vice president of public policy. Mr. Pfotenhauer will take the reins at ALTA on Jan. 7. The organizations can be found on the Web at http://www.mortgagebankers.org and http://www.alta.org.
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