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Vericrest Financial, Inc., a Dallas-based financial services company specializing in residential mortgage loan servicing, announced the appointment of Joe Anderson to chairman and CEO, effective immediately. Anderson will lead the integration of Vericrest and Caliber Funding, LLC and assume the role of chairman and CEO of the combined organization.

Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC), a post-closing services provider located in Palm Harbor, Florida, announced the promotion of longtime employee Michael O'Connell to COO. O'Connell has been with NTC for eight years, formerly leading the sales and client relations teams as VP of client relations.

The Policy Advisory Board of Harvard├â┬ó├óÔÇÜ┬¼├óÔÇ×┬ós Joint Center for Housing Studies convened its first meeting of 2013 under the leadership of recently appointed chairman Michael H. Thaman.

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, one of the nation's largest mortgage banks, announced the hiring of Phyllis Cheong and Pattie Wainright-Hosti as senior loan officers serving Georgia's greater Savannah area.

First Financial Network, an Oklahoma City-based loan sale advisor, recently announced the addition of a new SVP of business development. First Financial welcomes Tim Buss, an industry veteran who began his career in 1987.

GMH Mortgage Services LLC, a nationally recognized mortgage bankers headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, announced the hiring of Penny Smith as VP of processing. Smith has more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. She most recently worked at New Penn Financial, where she managed an operations channel for the company.

Caliber Funding LLC, a leading national residential mortgage lender headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced the appointment of Tammy Richards as its SVP of operations. Richards has more than three decades of leadership experience in mortgage banking and extensive expertise in process improvement, quality management, technology, and leadership development.

Following a vote in the Senate, Jack Lew is officially the Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate voted Wednesday 71-26 to confirm Lew, who was previously President Obama's chief of staff. Lew replaces Tim Geithner, who stepped down at the end of January; deputy secretary Neal Wolin had been filling in in the meantime.

Residential Finance Corporation (RFC), an award-winning mortgage lender headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, hired Sonya Gray as director of organizational development.

WNC, a national investor in real estate and community development initiatives, announced Anil Advani rejoined the firm as SVP of private label funds. Advani is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with private label investors, as well as managing the closing process of WNC's private label funds.