Career advancement

The new chief executive comes to the government-sponsored enterprise from national nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners and previously held management roles at JPMorgan Chase.

The move follows two consecutive quarterly losses for the REIT and comes just days after its sister non-QM lending business laid off 20% of its staff.

Also, SWBC lands two new chief officers, Angel Oak ups its correspondent business team and Movement Mortgage taps industry vets for newly created roles.

Also, Click n' Close, LendArch, First Community name chief officers, Evergreen promotes long-time leader to president and LenderClose grows its marketing team.

Dennis Hermonstyne, a legal and regulatory expert, previously held roles with E-Trade and the Federal Reserve System.

Katie Jones is the third woman added to the GSE’s chief officer ranks in the past year.

The outspoken former Trump administration official recently made headlines when he referred to the mortgage industry as a “ticking time bomb.”

Also, Xactus, iEmergent add to their C-suites, Planet Home grows its team and Longbridge Financial finds a chief operating officer.

The company’s new head held the role of chief operating and growth officer before being elevated to the leadership positions on an interim basis earlier this year.

The industry veteran serves on Mortgage Bankers Association board of directors and co-leads its IMB executive council.

Also, Inlanta names its CEO, American Financial welcomes back a past president and Deephaven keeps growing.

Also, Academy Mortgage promotes COO to president, Movement focuses on diverse lending and Guaranteed Rate opens new branches on the coasts.

Also, Gateless promotes its own to chief technology officer, Panorama Mortgage Group announces new brand, Lower appoints its first CFO and more.

Also, AI-platform Gateless names industry veteran as its first president, new CDFI and non-QM lender Champions Funding begins operations and Farmer Mac welcomes back board chair.

Current deputy general counsel Wendell Chambliss steps up to the newly created officer position, with the appointment coming after a similar recent hire by Fannie Mae.

Also, loanDepot promotes within its marketing division, BSI Financial aims to grow lending operations and NAREB appoints executive director.

Zeenat Sidi will lead mello, which will develop lending products and house the parent company’s other mortgage-related businesses.

Affordable housing and legal expert Sharifa Anderson returns to the government-sponsored enterprise after prior roles at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and HUD.

Panorama Mortgage Group and Hunt Mortgage also appoint COOs, SitusAMC adds to its title sales team and non-QM lender Sprout finds head of TPO business with internal promotion.

Heidi Mason takes over as head attorney of the government-sponsored enterprise from Jerry Weiss, who had been in the position on an interim basis.