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The Mortgage Grapevine pays tribute to Peter Samuel Cugno, a forensic securitization mortgage loan auditor at Cugno & Associates.

The third party originations channels will “grow exponentially” over the next few years, and First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. wants to be ready for that, the company’s top executive said.

Naqvi is leaving the company at around the same time the CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, James Rohr, is retiring.

John Schaefer, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, is joining Annaly Capital Management’s board.

CBRE Group Inc. said that Jim Sellers joined the firm’s capital markets debt and equity finance group as a senior vice president.

Christopher Hurn, CEO of SBA 504 lender Mercantile Capital, has written a book to give advice to business owners.

Eastern Union Funding is creating a credit quality division with the aim of enhancing its relationships with its funding sources and its borrowers.

Hallmark Home Mortgage has formally launched USA Wholesale Lending.

The Mortgage Bankers Association promoted regulatory attorney Kenneth Markison to head its public policy initiatives.

Nearly a month after a naming a new chief executive, PNC Financial Services Group has announced a succession plan for its chief financial officer position.