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30 MOVERS & SHAKERS Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. GOVERNMENT CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP AT OCC e Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has appointed a new Chief Risk Officer, William A. Rowe. Rowe will replace Linda Cunningham, who vacated her position back in April upon retiring. He will be responsible for evaluating the risks that face the agency. In the past, Rowe has served as Deputy to the Chief of Staff and Liaison to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under previous Comptroller of the Currency, omas J. Curry, who was appointed by the Obama administration. HUD SWEARS IN NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY In August, HUD Secretary Ben Carson swore in Texas native Anna Maria Farías to the role of Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Her office is charged with working to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic opportunity, and foster diverse and inclusive communities across the country. Her past tenure at HUD was under the George W. Bush administration, where she held senior roles as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs in the Office of Community Planning and Development and as Director of HUD's Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives. GATEWAY MORTGAGE EXEC ENTERS GOVERNOR RACE Kevin Stitt, Founder and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group, which was founded in 2000, recently announced his intention to run for the Governorship of Oklahoma in 2018. Gateway Mortgage is one of the largest privately held mortgage companies in the U.S., employing more than 1,100 people and servicing mortgages across 40 states. FREDDIE MAC NAMES STACEY GOODMAN EVO AND CIO Freddie Mac announced that Stacey Goodman is joining Freddie Mac as EVP and CIO. Her tenure will begin on September 25, 2017. Goodman has over 25 years of technology experience in the financial services industry. Her responsibilities include leading the Information Technology (IT) division and providing corporate-wide leadership for all the company's technology activities. Goodman will be a member of the Senior Operating Committee and will report directly to Donald H. Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac. LENDING FLAGSTAR ANNOUNCES NEW LEADER TO MORTGAGE BUSINESS Flagstar Bank recently announced the addition of Kristy Fercho, who was previously SVO and Customer Delivery Executive for Fannie Mae, to lead Flagstar's Mortgage Business. In 2016 alone, Flagstar originated $32 billion in home loans. Fercho spent 15 years with Fannie Mae, originally as the VP of Human Resources responsible for the company's people strategy, talent acquisition, and cultural transformation. Since then, she served in customer management roles and oversaw mortgage production of almost 2,000 lenders. As of late, she managed customer delivery strategy and business performance of all Western U.S. customers, delivering single-family home loans to the agency. Keep up with who's doing what and who went where GUILD MORTGAGE WELCOMES EVP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Guild Mortgage, a large independent mortgage lender with offices in 25 states, welcomes experienced mortgage technology professional Gabe Minton to its leadership team as EVP of Information Technology. Minton brings to his new role more than 25 years of experience spanning the realms of strategy, software development, vendor relations, and communications. In his new role, Minton will report directly to Guild Mortgage President and CEO Mary Ann McGarry. SERVICE PROVIDERS ALTISOURCE ADDS NEW LEADER TO EXECUTIVE TEAM Marcello Mastioni joins Altisource's executive team as President, Real Estate Marketplace, in the company's international headquarters located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. As the number of consumers and investors using online tools to buy and sell homes continues to increase, Mastioni's role takes on the responsibilities of driving growth by focusing on digital experience and strategy across the company's platforms, including the real estate- focused marketplaces of Owners.com and Hubzu. EQUIFAX APPOINTS NEW MARKETING LEADER Equifax Inc. recently announced an almost 20- year company veteran is now leading its marketing team. Laura Wilbanks was appointed as Equifax's new Chief Marketing Officer, succeeding Trey Loughran, who recently assumed the role of President of United States Information Solutions (USIS). Wilbanks first joined the company in 1998 as a business development lead for the

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