Fannie Mae appoints Cissy Yang chief audit executive
In her role, Yang will help lead Fannie Mae's audit and risk-assessment strategy, tapping into expertise in management and development of internal control frameworks within the financial industry. She will also serve on Fannie Mae's management committee. In the
Cenlar adds risk modeling, default management experts as VPs
New vice presidents joining default management operations at the Ewing, New Jersey-based company are Adam Saab, who takes over as head of early-stage default; Adam Wood, the new head of late-stage default; Jason Schmidt, appointed as head of claims; and Jessica Sharp, incoming head of foreclosure.
Saab spent 14 years with CitiMortgage, where he most recently served as senior vice president of default operations, and previously worked at PNC Bank and LoanCare. In his new role, Saab will oversee all early stages of the default process, including loss mitigation. A former vice president of default operations at
Schmidt will help manage claims, tapping into experience in bankruptcy and government and mortgage-insurance claims after stints at Mr. Cooper and Ocwen. Sharp brings expertise in foreclosure from past positions at Nationstar Mortgage (now known as Mr. Cooper), and more recently,
Ang Shen also joined Cenlar as vice president of model risk management and will oversee a team ensuring adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines company-wide. Shen previously held the role of advisory director at KPMG's modeling and valuation group, helping to create and deliver validations for the firm's financial-industry clients. Earlier in his career, he also worked on mortgage valuation for the
Movement Mortgage adds Fairway alums Sarah Middleton, Kevin McGovern
Industry veteran Middleton was most recently president of sales development and recruiting at Fairway, as well as CEO of the Fairway Ignite coaching platform. Before Fairway, Middleton had served in leadership positions at Guild Mortgage and Liberty Financial. As chief growth officer, she will lead Movement's efforts to develop sales leadership teams across the country. McGovern, a former executive vice president at Fairway and chief operations officer for Fairway Ignite, will focus on building a coaching platform at the Fort Mill, South Carolina lender. He previously founded and ran his own coaching company before helping launch Fairway Ignite in 2015.
SWBC appoints Jim Collier, Paul Gorske to C-suite roles
Gorske steps up to the role of chief technology officer, in charge of digital strategy development at the lender, as well as management of the mortgage application process for SWBC Mortgage personnel. He comes to the company after recently serving in leadership roles at Ryan LLC, a technology provider to the tax-services industry. He also spent several years working in the mortgage industry, at
Xactus welcomes regulatory expert Ross Gloudeman
Gloudeman comes to the Philadelphia-based firm after holding the same roles at mortgage compliance fintech
Enact adds industry veteran Neenu Kainth to chief officer ranks
Falcon Capital promotes Ken Yoo, welcomes Natisha Dawson, Walter Allen
As COO, Yoo will manage daily operations, strategic development,
Allen joins Falcon as managing director after serving as president of real estate fintech HouseAmp. He also spent several years in leadership roles at housing data and analytics provider CoreLogic. In his position, he will be in charge of business development for Falcon Capital's
Dawson steps into the role of director of finance, overseeing all accounting matters for the company. She previously founded and was chief financial officer of The Griffin Way, a company providing outsourced services to small- and medium-sized businesses, and held other executive finance roles at global marketing and communications firms.
Fairway names new senior VPs in loan-production expansion effort
Formerly president at PrimeLending, Bristol joins Fairway to oversee sales and recruiting. He most recently served as senior vice president of national production at Flagstar Bank, helping return it to profitability. Also an alum of PrimeLending, where he led a team which funded $2.3 billion last year, Chick will serve as area manager. Lowe will step into the role of division manager after most holding a similar position at RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation.
Freddie Mac Multifamily promotes Ian Ouwerkerk to senior VP
Ouwerkerk joined Freddie Mac Multifamily in 2008 and most recently served as vice president of underwriting. He previously held the position of senior director of underwriting in the Southeastern region, and before coming to the government-sponsored enterprise, he worked as a commercial real estate broker.
Angel Oak hires Daniel Sheehy to grow correspondent business
Exceleras promotes Tom Simon to CEO
Prior to joining Exceleras in 2020, Simon held management and talent development leadership positions at companies across several industries, such as Motorola, Baxter Healthcare, Hewlett-Packard and CNA Insurance.
Capital One hires Lima Ekram to head research at commercial bank
Before joining Capital One, whose global headquarters are located in McLean, Virginia, Ekram served as vice president at Moody's Investors Service. She has authored more than 50 research papers on topics from collateral valuation and the risks of non-QM origination trends to the impact of new regulations on the mortgage market.
Nations Lending names Greg Griffin central region manager
Griffin brings past industry experience from leading home lenders, including Guaranteed Rate, where he recently held the title of senior vice president of strategic growth. Earlier in his career, he spent several years with New American Funding.
Embrace Home Loans hires Jace Stirling as regional sales manager
Beginning his career as a loan officer, Stirling later joined Wells Fargo, serving as general manager of a joint venture between the bank and a major homebuilder. He also spent nearly 10 years in leadership at SunTrust serving Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Most recently, Stirling was Mid-Atlantic regional manager for U.S. Bank
Renaissance Home Loans adds Mr. Cooper alum Darren Russell
Before coming to the Royal Palm Beach, Florida-based lender, Russell worked at Mr. Cooper, helping develop correspondent-sales strategies, including assignment of trade, co-issue and bulk acquisition. His industry background includes tenures at Pacific Union Financial, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase.