Professional development

The Mortgage Bankers Association finds a chief financial officer, Two Harbors welcomes servicing executives and Assurance Financial taps industry veteran for new C-suite position.

Also, Opendoor adds former Fannie Mae president to board, NFM promotes social media influencer and the Mortgage Bankers Association names its new director of member relations.

Titles can vary among competitors, but the leaders of loan officers all value experience in both sales scenarios and technology acumen.

Gow's addition is the latest major leadership development at the firm, which also named a new chairman and CEO this year but saw the recent departure of its chief technology officer.

Amid industry challenges, borrow a page from the playbooks of these industry leaders as they strategize around new roadblocks and look for fresh opportunities.

Also, Hometap boosts capital markets unit with Wells Fargo alum, while Planet Home, A&D Mortgage, National MI and Mobility Market Intelligence all find new chief financial officers.

Malhotra joins the home finance giant after previously helping launch platforms to provide generative AI enterprise solutions and founding a technology research lab at the global multinational firm.

UWM's leader Mat Ishbia saw his total compensation balloon to over $12 million compared to 2022, while Rocket's CEO received $3.4 million during the first four months of his tenure.

Also, Argyle, Two Harbors add mortgage tech experts to boards, Planet Home expands sales team and Calque names its CEO.

In an interview, Candor Technology's Sara Knochel recounts how she applies her childhood interest in languages and numbers to crucial home lending issues.