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The deadline to participate in the Top Producers Survey is Wed. Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. EST. The 20th annual loan officer ranking has a number of new features to highlight the accomplishments of the industry's top performers.

Ditech Holding Corp. promoted Jeffrey Baker to interim CEO of the company, replacing Anthony Renzi who left the company.

Movement Mortgage quietly laid off employees at its Indian Land, S.C., headquarters late last week as well as other offices across the U.S.

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

Jeffrey Taylor, a former Wells Fargo reverse mortgage executive and founder of Wendover Funding, has died following a battle with cancer.

Ocwen Financial Corp. fired Otto Kumbar, executive vice president of lending, as the company significantly reduces its origination business.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 9.

Todd Chamberlain, the former CEO of PNC Mortgage, is joining SunTrust Banks to head up its home lending business.

A December hiring spike at nondepository mortgage originators ended a three-month skid and solidified the fourth straight year of job gains in the sector. But with loan volume projected to decline again in 2018, it remains to be seen whether nonbanks will add more workers or start making cuts.

Anthony Renzi, the former Freddie Mac executive brought in to try and right the ship at Walter Investment Management Corp., will be leaving the company once a replacement is found.