Mortgage Dynamics Hires Ex-MBA IT Chief

James W. Horne, a former chief information technology officer with the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, has been named manager of the technology consulting division of Mortgage Dynamics Inc., McLean, Va.Mr. Horne was most recently vice president for electronic financial services at Wave Systems Corp. He was previously vice president and chief IT officer at the MBA and president and chief operating officer of the MBA's electronic commerce and business technology subsidiary, Lender Technologies. "Technology is quickly becoming the most prominent differentiator in the mortgage industry, allowing technology-savvy companies to gain significant ground on their competitors," said Mary Bruce Batte, a managing director at Mortgage Dynamics. "Our clients want to identify and implement the most beneficial technologies, and that has been Jim's focus for the past few years." The company can be found online at http://www.mortgagedynamics.com.