Professional development

The Loan Store welcomes a former Flagstar exec as Calque, Proof and Flueid name new chief revenue officers in this roundup of mortgage industry moves.

The bank ends the year with a substantially different profile from early 2024, which brought new leadership, a significant reduction to its mortgage operations and a corporate rebrand.

Pennymac alums find new home, Dark Matter names CEO, Optimal Blue promotes from within, plus more mortgage industry moves.

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.