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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!

Bank of America continues to say that it's committed to retail mortgage lending, but the megabank suffered another blow recently with the departure of one of its top loan producers in the nation, Kevin Budde of Southern California.

Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. said that Frank Dillow of its commercial division has been appointed to serve on the Commercial Alliance Committee of the Virginia Association of Realtors for 2012.

U.S. Mortgage Corp. appointed two new senior executives, John Korothy as vice president of credit operations and Marc Silvera as vice president of capital markets.

Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. said that Kip Kimble has joined the company's multifamily originations team.

Lennar Corp. said that Jay Mantz has joined its wholly owned subsidiary, Rialto Capital Management, to oversee the company's real estate investment management business as Rialto's president.

Auction.com named Elizabeth O'Brien as managing director and senior vice president.

Mortgage foreclosure vendor Lender Processing Services on Wednesday named Hugh R. Harris president and chief executive officer effective immediately.

Consumer lending experts urged a Senate panel on Tuesday to confirm a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week.

Gleacher & Co. Securities Inc., New York, has hired a head of agency trading and four other managing directors as part of the ongoing expansion of its fixed income platform.

The Senate Banking Committee this week is expected to vote on the nomination of Richard Corday to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Carrington Mortgage Services, Irvine, Calif., a fast growing retail/wholesale lender, this week hired Rick Sharga of RealtyTrac as executive vice president in charge of branding and marketing.

U.S. Mortgage Corp. appointed two new senior executives, John Korothy as vice president of credit operations and Marc Silvera as vice president of capital markets.

Walker & Dunlop said that Rob Rotach has joined the company as vice president and deputy chief underwriter of the FHA finance department.

Mercantile Capital Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Florida National Bank, hired four new associates. Mercantile appointed Kristina Clements and Ray Drew sales associates.

The Financial Services Roundtable said that Paul Smocer has been named president of BITS, the technology policy division of the roundtable.