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MortgagePoint ยป Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 16 September 2025 partmental Enforcement Center, which focuses on resolving complex housing cases and ensuring compliance with HUD regulations. Woll began his career working for the government in 1998 with the Secu- rities & Exchange Commission (SEC), as Senior Counsel for the Division of Enforcement. He then moved onto the Department of Justice for seven years, serving as Counsel (on detail) for the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. From 2009-2014, Woll worked as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, enforcing federal laws, prosecuting criminal cases, and defending the U.S. in civil litigation. There, Woll investigated cases, drafted legal documents, appeared in court for various proceedings, and handled appeals. In 2017, Woll joined HUD under President Trump's first administration, as Deputy General Counsel before moving onto Acting Assistant Secre- tary, and Associate Deputy Secretary. He departed HUD after three-and-a- half years and spent the next year-plus at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as General Counsel, Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. OCC ADDS NEW CHIEF COUNSEL The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has named Adam Cohen Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel. "Adam's unparalleled background in banking law and regulation, together with his depth of hands-on experience working on financial services matters as a Regulator, In-House General Counsel, and external advisor bring tremendous value to the OCC," said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould. "Adding a seasoned profes- sional of Adam's caliber to the OCC's executive committee strengthens the agency's efforts to ensure a safe and sound federal banking system, improve bank supervision and regulation, embrace innovation, and promote fair access to financial services." In this role, Cohen will oversee the agency's Law Department, providing legal analyses and advisory services on bank supervision, enforcement, administrative, litigation, and licensing actions. He also will advise on policy and operations initiatives within the OCC, on an interagency basis, and with the Administration. Cohen will serve on the OCC's Executive Committee, and provide advice and counsel to the Comptroller of the Currency and senior OCC executives. Cohen most recently served as Co- Head of the Financial Institutions Reg- ulatory Group at a major international law firm. In that role he advised global and regional financial institutions and nonbank companies on a broad range of bank regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, banking charters, stablecoin and digital asset issues, anti-money laundering, and other governance, compliance, super- visory, and enforcement issues. Cohen has also worked in the private sector as the general counsel for a financial in- stitution and has held several positions in the federal government, including at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Lenders/Servicers FIRST HORIZON ADDS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS First Horizon Corporation has elected Michael Moehn, Senior EVP and CFO of Ameren Corporation and President and Chair of Ameren Services Company, to the First Horizon Corporation Board of Directors and First Horizon Bank Board of Directors. Moehn brings more than two decades of executive experience in finance, operations, risk management and strategic leadership within the energy and utility sectors to the Board. As CFO of Ameren, a Fortune 500 utility holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, he leads the company's strategic planning initiatives and is responsible for all aspects of its financial affairs, including investor re- lations, financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, internal audit, and capital market activities. He also oversees strat- egy, mergers and acquisitions, enter- prise risk management, supply chain, and digital and customer experience. Prior to joining Ameren in 2000, Moehn built a solid foundation in finance, audit, and accounting as part of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Since then, he has held numerous leadership roles at Ameren, including President of Ameren Missouri, responsible for Missouri's largest energy provider serv- ing more than 1.2 million electric and natural gas customers across central and eastern Missouri and the greater St. Louis area. SAGENT GROWS ITS DARA PLATFORM Sagent, a provider of mortgage servicing technology solutions, has announced the appointment of Art Calhoun as VP of Strategic Partner- ships, and Kim Warnica as VP of Product Marketing. Calhoun and Warnica will help grow market share and ecosystem partners for the Dara by Sagent platform. "As we accelerate our phased rollout of Dara by Sagent in 2025, we need top talent to articulate Dara's value and M O V E R S & S H A K E R S WARNICA CALHOUN