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A former mortgage banking executive is moving on to the lucrative realm of technology based real estate initiatives. Elizabeth O'Brien, previously a director for Citigroup, Inc., was recently announced as the managing director and senior vice president of Auction.

The multifamily division of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company has a new addition to its team of originators, with the hiring of Kip Kimble. Prudential Mortgage, which functions as the commercial mortgage lending division of Prudential Financial, Inc., will install Kimble in its newly opened Boston, Massachusetts office.

Florida Realtors has announced the hiring of a new chief economist, with the addition of Dr. John Tuccillo, who is a former chief economist for the National Association of Realtors.

A new executive vice president has been announced at BancorpSouth, Inc., with the appointment of James Ronald Hodges to the position. Hodges' ascension to the role follows the company's previously planned retirement of W. Gregg Cowsert after 21 years of service to BancorpSouth.

Mark S. Higgins received a major promotion from Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, with his recent appointment as company president. Additionally, Higgins will chair Cornerstone├â┬ó├óÔÇÜ┬¼├óÔÇ×┬ós Direct Real Estate Investment Committee and continue his work with client investment strategy. Higgins ascension to president is part of Cornerstone's growth and expansion plan, and in his new role, he will oversee real estate investments, commercial property portfolios, acquisitions, asset management, and debt vehicles.

It's official: Elizabeth Warren will mount a bid for the Senate as a Democratic candidate. If she makes it through a crowded primary, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau architect, onetime presidential advisor, and political lightning rod for the right will face off against Sen. Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts) over the 2012 election year. News that Warren will officially run for the Senate follows months of speculation and her ejection from a high-profile nomination process.

Fidelity Bank has hired a new leader for its mortgage division with the addition of John M. Pruitt. Charged with full management of the financial institutions mortgage services, Pruitt will join the bank's Atlanta headquarters. Boasting more than 26 years of retail mortgage experience, Pruitt has been in previous executive positions with various companies in the mortgage industry.

Nicholas G. Hahn is joining Captiol Bancorp Limited as its new interim chief financial officer. In his new role, Hahn will be charged with overseeing all finance and accounting operations for the lender.

Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell overturned assumptions about the still-weak legal jobs market by adding a Regina McClendon to its payrolls at the firm's San Francisco office.

Churchill Mortgage Corp. is promoting from within, naming Doug Walker as its vice president of sales support. Walker has been employed with Churchill for more than a decade, and his new role will encompass lender support for home loan specialists in all branches of the financial institution.