Career moves

The White House said that Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting will serve as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency beginning Jan. 6, after Director Mel Watt’s term ends.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 21.

Class Valuation, a Troy, Mich.-based appraisal management company, acquired Landmark Network, which specializes in providing valuation services for reverse mortgages.

The current deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pam Patenaude, will step down in January.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 14.

Julian Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio and Obama administration cabinet official, announced Wednesday he's setting up an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential run.

The Trump appointee officially took over for Mick Mulvaney as head of the agency following her Senate confirmation last week.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 7.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 30.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 16.