Tag Archives: Movers & Shakers

David B. Lowman, a long-time senior leader in the mortgage finance industry, is joining Freddie Mac as EVP of the Single-Family Business effective May 20, the company announced.

Norcom Mortgage, headquartered in Avon, Connecticut, welcomed Lynn LaPierre on staff as a mortgage consultant. LaPierre brings more than 12 years of industry experience to Norcom. She joins the team from Village Mortgage, where she operated as a loan officer for the company's Collinsville branch.

Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate announced the hiring of seasoned mortgage industry vet Tom Gamache as national director of retail production. Gamache brings more than two and a half decades of industry experience to Guaranteed Rate, recently serving in executive sales positions at MetLife Home Loans and Bank of America, where he led his sales team to exceed quarterly and annual production goals.

Class Appraisal, Inc. appointed a former mortgage banking executive to manage sales in the middle market. Tim Perkins was selected to lead the company as a consultant and business developer. Over the years, Perkins has held key positions with large mortgage banking companies such as Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase.

In Oklahoma, AmeriBid LLC announced the promotion of chief marketing officer John Pellow to VP. Pellow joined the company in 2009, serving before then as director of marketing for a real estate auction and brokerage services firm, where he was responsible for the marketing and sales support of several divisions.

GMH Mortgage Services LLC, based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, continues to expand its reach with the addition of Ed Moloney as a new loan officer in its Boston, Massachusetts, branch.

MortgageFlex Systems, Inc., a leading provider of loan origination and servicing technology, is growing its implementation team with the addition of two new professional services team members.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that Comptroller Thomas J. Curry has been named chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) for a two-year term.

360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned mortgage banker based in Austin, Texas, announced the hiring of Kim Bessette and Jennifer Warthen. The two new wholesale account executives will focus their efforts on supporting the mortgage broker communities in Florida and California, respectively.

WCS Lending, a privately held mortgage bank headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, named Ivan Choi as head of affinity relations--a position created with him in mind.