Identity verification and remote online notarization (RON) firm Proof — formerly known as Notarize — is adding a new face to its C-suite. On Thursday, the Boston-based firm announced that Ian Macallister was joining Proof as its new executive vice president of strategy and business development. “Ian has earned the trust of some of the […]
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Compass Real Estate Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Kalani Reelitz will leave his position at the end of this month, the company announced during its second-quarter earnings call. Chief Accounting Officer Scott Wahlers will be promoted to Compass CFO — with the move becoming effective at the end of August. “Compass has never been stronger,” said
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Lone Wolf Technologies has named York Baur its new Chief Industry Relations Officer, bringing one of the real estate industry’s most recognized tech leaders into its executive team. Baur is best known for his role as founding CEO of MoxiWorks, a real estate software platform that now supports over 800 brokerages and 400,000 agents. Baur
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Longbridge Financial, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, on Tuesday announced the hiring of Azita Guzzo as its new head of technology innovation. Guzzo will fill a newly created role at Longbridge. She’s being tasked with the development of advanced technology solutions for enhanced customer service and improved operational efficiency. “Azita’s deep expertise
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Anthony Hsieh is back in the CEO role at loanDepot — the company he founded in 2010 — on a permanent basis. His focus will be on returning the mortgage lender to profitability and regaining market share, the company announced on Monday. Hsieh stepped down as CEO in April 2022 and was succeeded by industry
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Go Mortgage‘s majority owner and CEO Michael Isaacs have parted ways, sources told HousingWire this week. Staff at the Ohio-based retail lender were told on Monday that Isaacs’ tenure was over, and that majority owner Jordan Hansell had named himself as interim CEO. The departure was a mutual decision, with Hansell and President Andrew Paganos
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has named Leslie Nettleford-Freeman as its new associate general counsel and vice president of legal affairs and brand protection. In her newly created role, she will focus on strengthening the organization’s trademark defense and intellectual property strategy. Nettleford-Freeman is a nationally recognized expert in trademark law with more than
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Barry Habib, the founder and CEO of MBS Highway and a go-to source for mortgage industry predictions, has been named to Fannie Mae‘s board of directors. A recent filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed that Habib had been appointed to the board effective July 21. “The appointment of Mr. Habib is until the
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MoxiWorks has promoted Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer, a newly established executive role that will oversee the companyh’s customer experience strategy. Greenbaum, who previously served as vice president of customer engagement, will report to CEO Eric Elfman. His expanded responsibilities include leading client success initiatives, managing customer support operations, and driving long-term retention and
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Tidalwave, a mortgage technology startup that’s integrated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced Monday that it has hired a pair of industry veterans to bolster its sales team. John Stephenson has joined Tidalwave as its head of national sales, while Frank Pastirchak is the company’s new account executive. Stephenson is a former relationship manager
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