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Texas Exchange Bank has added Lloyd Whatley, Scott E. Smith and Michele Alvarado in Houston, and Gregory Goff in Austin, as executive vice presidents.

Morgan Keegan & Co. appointed Laca Wong-Hammond to lead the real estate practice of the firm's health care investment banking group.

ServiceLink said that Jay Jacobs has joined the company as senior vice president default abstract solutions.

EMM Financial said that John Gagis has joined the company as regional sales manager in its Fairfield, N.J., office.

Mortgage Contracting Services said that Marc Hinkle has joined the company as senior vice president of strategic initiatives.Hinkle comes to MCS after more than 17 years at PHH Mortgage, most recently as vice president and servicing manager.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency appointed David Nebhut deputy comptroller for economic and policy analysis.

The online real estate auction company and loan sales advisor Auction.com hired Elizabeth O'Brien as managing director and senior vice president to lead the company's expansion into the residential mortgage notes business.

Putting together all the pieces of a total-360 mortgage data verification tool is like the race to the moon where everyone wants to win, including Equifax, says the firm’s senior vice president of mortgage services Michael Kuentz.

Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., has hired former Fifth Third Bancorp executive Terry Zink to become its chief executive.

Ex-Presidents seem to love the mortgage industry. After seeing former President George W. Bush at a recent industry show in Dallas, I have now seen all the living ex-presidents in mortgage-related sightings!