Career moves

Tim Birkmeier, chief revenue officer at Rocket Mortgage, adds the president's role as part of the changes.

Also: The MBA gets two new vice presidents, Sagent adds a sales veteran and the Amherst Group hires an MBS portfolio manager.

HUD official Alanna McCargo takes over the top job at the government corporation, which has had a series of acting leaders since 2017.

Also, PennyMac appoints new managing director as its COO steps down, and Cenlar, Deephaven grow their business development teams.

Chryssa Halley, who has been with the company since 2006, was named CFO and Jim Holmberg was named controller.

The company appointed regulation and compliance expert Sonny Abbasi to serve as general counsel following a fund-raise of $52.5 million earlier in the quarter.

Randal Quarles, who oversaw an easing of post-financial crisis rules as the Federal Reserve’s vice chair of supervision, announced he will resign at the end of this year. His departure will leave President Biden with another open seat to fill on the central bank’s board.

Also, Consolidated Analytics names former Cenlar leader COO, Revolution Mortgage moves into new states and Regions finds an affordable housing expert.

Also, Guaranteed Rate launches lending outreach to Spanish speakers, AmTrust Title creates head of technology role and UMortgage brings on a training specialist.

Also, Candor Technology names past Fannie Mae exec chief strategy officer, former Impac chief of staff joins The Money Source and Plaza Home Mortgage finds a CIO

Also, Geneva Financial, Homespire boost secondary market teams and NFM Lending hires a strategy officer from Fannie Mae.

Also, Gateless taps former Freddie Mac executive as COO and Nations Lending and Geneva Financial expand their networks.

Also, loanDepot adds recent HUD official to board, Cherry Creek names CTO, Homebot taps former Ellie Mae executive to lead enterprise sales and Stewart Title hires, promotes team members across the U.S.

This is the third major executive hire at the company amid an industry-wide push to attract more minorities to its ranks.

Also, Envoy Mortgage and Anchor Loans hire chief officers, Evolve expands in eMortgage, NMB launches digital platform, commercial lenders Trez Capital and Walker & Dunlop aim for Western growth and more.

Also, digital platforms LenderClose, Reggora, UpEquity continue 2021 growth, Evolve gains a VP in E-Notary Seal acquisition and former NewRez CEO becomes board chairman at Keystone Funding.

Also, Freddie Mac elects a former NY Fed leader to its board, Cenlar hires a servicing veteran and NewDay USA gains a tech officer.

The long-time title and mortgage technology industry executive wants to reduce the number of public company boards he serves on.

Also, commercial financiers Arbor Management, DLP Real Estate, Greystone, Walker & Dunlop enhance their leadership teams, plus more industry moves

Between terms as Federal Housing Commissioner — where he oversaw Radian's government-run competitor — he served on the private mortgage insurer's board.