Professional development

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.

Many highly ranked mortgage firms support professional training and certifications, but they warn that they won’t support anyone who tries to game the system like some loan officers and providers have.

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.

Also, InstaMortgage, SitusAMC, Mortgage Network add experienced sales leaders, Greystone expands its CMBS platform and Popular Bank finds new head of residential lending.

Also, Guaranteed Rate and Amerifirst Home Mortgage focus on Western expansion, Notarize adds chief officers and Timios names new president.

Also: The MBA gets two new vice presidents, Sagent adds a sales veteran and the Amherst Group hires an MBS portfolio manager.