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Dansby White has been named managing director and head of the U.S. Collateralized Debt Obligation Group of Paris-based Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking.Mr. White, who will be based in the firm's New York office, was most recently managing director and senior portfolio manager at Highland Capital Management. He was previously managing director and head of structured finance and CDOs at Merrill Lynch, where his responsibilities included commercial mortgage-backed securities. Societe Generale can be found online at http://www.socgen.com.

Nicholas G. Hahn has been hired as chief financial officer of Vertical Lend Inc., a financial services company based in Melville, N.Y., that boasts several mortgage-related units.Mr. Hahn was most recently CFO at DeepGreen Financial, an Internet-based mortgage bank. He was previously an executive vice president at Countrywide Home Loans. David Peskin, Vertical Lend's chief executive officer, said Mr. Hahn will help the company expand its reverse mortgage, remote loan origination, and lead generation programs. The company can be found on the Web at http://www.verticallend.com.

Marc D. Schnitzler, president of CharterMac, a New York-based multifamily real estate finance company, has been named to the additional post of chief executive officer.Mr. Schnitzler, 45, will replace CharterMac chairman Stephen M. Ross, who has served as interim CEO since November and will remain as chairman, the company said. Mr. Schnitzler joined CharterMac's predecessor in 1986. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Multi Housing Council's board of directors. CharterMac can be found on the Web at http://www.chartermac.com.

John A. Magness has been promoted to executive vice president and Southwest regional leader at LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., Richmond, Va.Mr. Magness, based in Dallas, oversees company operations in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. He was most recently senior vice president and Southwest regional leader for LandAmerica's commercial services customer channel, the company said. He has 23 years of industry experience. The company can be found online at http://www.landam.com.

David Drow has been named to head a new-home purchase financing initiative planned by E-Loan, an online consumer-direct lender based in Pleasanton, Calif.Before joining E-Loan, Mr. Drow spent seven years with GMAC Mortgage, where he was responsible for expanding their new-home purchase builder mortgage business, E-Loan said. He was previously production manager for North American Mortgage Co. E-Loan can be found on the Web at http://www.eloan.com.

Linda Knight has been promoted from senior vice president and treasurer of Fannie Mae to executive vice president for capital markets.Ms. Knight joined Fannie Mae in 1982 as senior market analyst and has been SVP and treasurer since 1993, the government-sponsored enterprise said. Fannie Mae said Ms. Knight will be one of two business-unit risk officers in the Capital Markets Group, which was previously known as the Portfolio Division. The GSE also announced the promotion of three executives to positions in the Capital Markets Group: David Benson, to senior vice president and treasurer; Ramon de Castro, to senior vice president for capital markets -- mortgages; and Andrew Bon Salle, to senior vice president for capital markets -- lender channel.

Charlotte I. Catalfo has been named president and chief operating officer of American Mortgage Network, a San Diego-based wholesale mortgage bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wachovia Bank NA.Ms. Catalfo has over 30 years of experience in mortgage banking production and operations, AmNet said. Before joining the company, Ms. Catalfo was senior managing director for correspondent lending at CitiMortgage Inc., and she held numerous executive positions with Principal Residential Mortgage Inc., including executive vice president of production and production administration. John M. Robbins, AmNet's chief executive officer, said Ms. Catalfo will be in charge of all major technology initiatives at the company. AmNet can be found online at http://www.amnetmortgage.com.

Enterprise Community Investment Inc., a Columbia, Md.-based provider of capital for affordable housing, has announced a realignment of the company's management team as part of a restructuring of business lines.Charlie Werhane, formerly executive vice president and chief operations officer, has been promoted to vice chairman and COO. He will be the overall head of production for Enterprise's low-income housing tax credit syndication, multifamily mortgage, and structured finance product lines. Holly Stagmer, formerly the company's chief financial officer, has been promoted to EVP for finance, credit, and asset management, and Helen Whitehead has been promoted to EVP and chief administrative officer. Several other promotions were announced as well. The company noted that it had announced its intention last November to implement an integrated business model for all its community development products and services. Enterprise can be found online at http://www.enterprisecommunity.com.

Troy A. Pentecost has been named executive vice president and director of asset management at FelCor Lodging Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Irving, Texas.Mr. Pentecost, 44, was most recently senior vice president of operations and divisional vice president of operations at Remington Hotel Corp., FelCor said. He previously held various management posts at Wyndham International. FelCor can be found on the Web at http://www.felcor.com.

Brian E. Cote has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Downey Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Downey Savings and Loan Association, Newport Beach, Calif.Effective March 13, Mr. Cote will be assuming the CFO responsibilities from Thomas E. Prince, who will continue as Downey's chief operating officer. Mr. Cote was previously CFO of Chinatrust Bank (USA), Kinecta Federal Credit Union, DiTech Funding Corp., and WesCorp, the company said. Downey can be found on the Web at http://www.downeysavings.com.