Stewart Title has promoted Stefanie Lally-Ardrey from Associate Senior Underwriting Counsel to VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, serving in Stewart’s New York Commercial Services Center.

The J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families recently announced that Frank Keating, the former Governor of Oklahoma who has joined its Executive Committee.

Although it may be hard to picture the U.S. falling into a recession with so many positive reports on the economy, certain data suggests that the time of darkness could be upon us.

National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) President and CEO Dan Berger recently announced the promotion of Carrie Hunt to EVP of Government Affairs and General Counsel.

Mid America Mortgage, Inc., Owner and CEO Jeff Bode recently announced the return of former employee Kara Lamphere as director of correspondent lending to manage both its correspondent lending operations and compliance program.

Parkside Mortgage Trust, Inc., recently announced that it has began operations by purchasing its first mortgage loan.

The mortgage industry is still adjusting to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, and although the dust has seemingly settled community banks are still battling with the regulation.

In July 2015, Steven L. Antonakes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)'s second-in-command official, announced in a memo to employees that he would step down from his position with the Bureau. To replace Antonakes, the CFPB named Meredith Fuchs to serve as Acting Deputy Director.

Many in the mortgage industry were anxiously waiting to view the results of the final jobs report of 2015 to see if the Federal Reserve was on track with its rate hike in December or did they act too fast?

Domestic-based, end-to-end mortgage services provider, LenderLive recently announced that Jenny Klamfoth will occupy the role of regional account executive for the company’s Correspondent Lending division.