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Kevin Cordell, U.S. Navy veteran turned investor/servicer, started the habit of assigning a single point of contact to every mortgage transaction regardless of risk years before it was required by law.

The move will give the company a presence in Texas, where several mortgage servicers and originators are located.

Centerline Capital Group named a new regional director for the Western region, who will primarily be responsible for originating Fannie Mae Small Loan transactions in California and Arizona.

FGMC appoints the former Stearns Lending executive as senior vice president, national marketing director.

FCI Lender Services' Gordon Albrecht has long focused on areas mainstream players eschew, and right now he is helping servicers manage liabilities and costs intensified by Jan. 10's regulatory deadline.

The top aides have worked for Wells Fargo and the Center for Responsible Lending.

Mortgage lenders are eager to make home loans this year, but consumers may be more hesitant to borrow.

The Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. has named MDS principal Kent Loehrke a managing director as a result of the acquisition.

Matt Martin Real Estate Management hires former Impac, Wells Fargo and KPMG executive as COO.

The company said that Chris Simms and Steve Greiff will be co-presidents of the division.