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LRES, a national provider of commercial and residential valuations and asset management, announced it is now serving the retail lending division of California-based PennyMac Financial Services.

Title365 Company, a provider of title insurance and escrow services based in California, announced the hiring of Jeremy Harmon as SVP of national sales.

A new face has joined the Austin-based 360 Mortgage Group. Joseph Kowalewski has been brought on as regional manager of the East Region of the United States.

Appraisal Logistics, a Maryland-based provider of compliant appraisal management solutions for the mortgage industry, announced it has received the ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management Systems Standards by LQRA, passing a formal evaluation created to examine quality management standards in the financial services industry.

Stewart Title of California announced the promotion of current group SVP Bob Oakland to the position of president.

Now that Senate Democrats have changed the chamber's rules to block filibusters of executive appointments, analysts anticipate a much easier path for Rep. Mel Watt.

Lenders Compliance Group Inc. (LCG) announced the appointment of Michael J. Wallace Esq. to the position of director of marketing compliance.

LRES, a California-based company specializing in commercial and residential valuations and asset management, announced it has received a Certificate of Authority to conduct business in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Senate Banking Committee has voted to approve Janet Yellen's nomination to chair the Federal Reserve, bringing Yellen one step closer to being the first woman to serve as head of the country's central bank.

In Texas, Wingspan Portfolio Advisors named industry veteran Susan Pettem to the newly created position of EVP for business development.