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The Appraisal Institute named a Texas appraiser as its new elected vice president for 2012 as part of its annual changing of the guard.

Mortgage quality control technology and services provider Aklero Risk Analytics has named an executive from ISGN as chief financial officer.

Opes Advisors, a wealth management and residential mortgage banking firm, said that mortgage advisor Ed Diaz has joined its San Mateo office.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has promoted John Ryan to be its new president and chief executive.

Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc., said C.T. Hill, its corporate executive vice president and head of consumer banking and mortgage, would now have his primary focus on the company's mortgage business.

Michael Buttner, most recently head of residential mortgage-backed securities for Wells Fargo Securities, has been named managing director of the unit's bank strategies group.

DecisionReady Solutions appointed Matthew Lichtner to the position of executive vice president, director of national sales and client relations.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Tuesday appointed Charles Taylor to oversee the development of capital requirements for national banks.

Citigroup on Tuesday afternoon revealed that it recently hired Mark Danahy to head its residential origination division, which ranks among the top five in the nation.

Paul Green, senior vice president of corporate relations for the Mortgage Bankers Association, left the trade group two weeks ago, according to industry officials.