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Maxex named a new chief financial officer, Lennar elevated Jim Parker to chief operating officer and U.S. Mortgage Insurers appointed a new board chair.

HUD said its Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has reduced a Biden administration case backlog by 27% and accelerated investigations.

A further reduction in single-family premiums is "definitely something to look at," said Frank Cassidy, who slashed some for multifamily while at HUD.

Northmarq CEO Jeff Weidell will be installed as vice chairman this October. After a year in the role, he is expected to be chairman-elect in 2028 and then chairman in 2029.

Tiffany To, CEO and co-founder of Ontollo, is bringing her background in enterprise artificial intelligence to the board of PennyMac Financial Services.

Zachary Carpenter, tapped to take over as Farmer Mac CEO in March 2027, will now take over the position on July 1, with Bradford Nordholm as CEO emeritus.

MBA, UWM, Nexa and Pennymac offer mortgage loan originator training programs for aspiring and licensed LOs, covering NMLS exam prep, wholesale lending and loan origination skills.

The announcement follows a leave of absence in which Ginnie Mae President Joe Gormley helped cover the Federal Housing Admission Commissioner's responsibilities.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday reported that the economy added 172,000 jobs in May and revised March and April's employment upward, making the Federal Reserve less likely to cut interest rates to support the labor market in the near term.