Professional development

Katie Jones is the third woman added to the GSE’s chief officer ranks in the past year.

The outspoken former Trump administration official recently made headlines when he referred to the mortgage industry as a “ticking time bomb.”

Also, Xactus, iEmergent add to their C-suites, Planet Home grows its team and Longbridge Financial finds a chief operating officer.

The company’s new head held the role of chief operating and growth officer before being elevated to the leadership positions on an interim basis earlier this year.

The industry veteran serves on Mortgage Bankers Association board of directors and co-leads its IMB executive council.

Also, Inlanta names its CEO, American Financial welcomes back a past president and Deephaven keeps growing.

Also, Academy Mortgage promotes COO to president, Movement focuses on diverse lending and Guaranteed Rate opens new branches on the coasts.

Also, Gateless promotes its own to chief technology officer, Panorama Mortgage Group announces new brand, Lower appoints its first CFO and more.

Also, AI-platform Gateless names industry veteran as its first president, new CDFI and non-QM lender Champions Funding begins operations and Farmer Mac welcomes back board chair.

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.

Also, PennyMac appoints new managing director as its COO steps down, and Cenlar, Deephaven grow their business development teams.