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The serial entrepreneur, who also created Rapid Reporting and American Transfer & Trust, plans to remain active in industry causes, a LinkedIn post said.

While at National Mortgage News and its predecessor, Muolo contributed to award-winning journalism and wrote multiple books which exposed financial crises.

It will be a promotion for Jones, currently the deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Also, the Broker Action Coalition announced Jamie Cavanaugh as its next CEO, while Dark Matter Technologies added two new members to its leadership team.

As part of a broader expansion of its profit and loss production network, Rate is bringing former Fairway employees Vito Roppo and Nick Ferrante onboard.

Also, South River Mortgage appointed Tyler Plack as its next CEO, while First American Home Warranty welcomed Jason Gritters as its chief revenue officer.

Certainty Home Lending named two new executives, while Equity Prime Mortgage welcomed back a familiar face as chief risk officer.

Southwest leaders cited Varun Krishna's technology and financial leadership as key factors behind his new appointment to its board of directors.

After shedding nearly 30% of its workforce in 2022, Envoy has leaned into a referral- and affiliate-based business model through strategic investments.

The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the Trump administration's spy chief, replacing the housing official who had filled the position on an acting basis.

Bob Murphy was a key figure in vendor management as the co-founder of Lenders Service Inc., which is considered the first AMC, and later created ValuAmerica.

Movement Mortgage added to its operations leadership and Click n' Close named a new chief information officer.

William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.

The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.

Maxex named a new chief financial officer, Lennar elevated Jim Parker to chief operating officer and U.S. Mortgage Insurers appointed a new board chair.

A further reduction in single-family premiums is "definitely something to look at," said Frank Cassidy, who slashed some for multifamily while at HUD.

Northmarq CEO Jeff Weidell will be installed as vice chairman this October. After a year in the role, he is expected to be chairman-elect in 2028 and then chairman in 2029.

Tiffany To, CEO and co-founder of Ontollo, is bringing her background in enterprise artificial intelligence to the board of PennyMac Financial Services.

Zachary Carpenter, tapped to take over as Farmer Mac CEO in March 2027, will now take over the position on July 1, with Bradford Nordholm as CEO emeritus.

MBA, UWM, Nexa and Pennymac offer mortgage loan originator training programs for aspiring and licensed LOs, covering NMLS exam prep, wholesale lending and loan origination skills.