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While marketing services agreements dominated the conversation around compliance in the latter half of 2015, loan officer compensation will be under more scrutiny during 2016.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 18.

TowneBank in Suffolk, Va., has agreed to buy Monarch Financial Holdings in Chesapeake, Va., for $220.6 million in stock.

Genworth Financial Inc. has named Kevin Schneider, currently executive vice president of global mortgage insurance, as its chief operating officer.

SingleSource Property Solutions in Canonsburg, Pa., has merged with iMortgage Services in Pittsburgh.

NewDay Financial has hired Paul "Tim" Thompson III as the company's new chief financial officer.

As the mortgage industry heads into the New Year, National Mortgage News is taking a look at the biggest trends and topics that will shape 2016.

The American Bankers Association has renewed its alliance with Freddie Mac to provide origination and servicing assistance to banks.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 11.

U.S. Bancorp has plucked longtime lending executive Tom Wind from EverBank Financial to run its mortgage business.