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14 MOVERS & SHAKERS Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. GOVERNMENT DCHFA APPOINTS GENERAL COUNSEL e District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has appointed Michael Hentrel as General Counsel. Hentrel's tenure began at DCHFA in April, where he serves as the agency's lead attorney. e General Counsel provides legal advice on operational, programmatic, and transactional actions of the agency through drafting opinions and providing legal interpretation and leading negotiations. Hentrel is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in History and holds a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the Howard University School of Law. FREDDIE MAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS CHRISTOPHER HERBERT Freddie Mac announced that Christopher E. Herbert was elected to the company's Board of Directors. Herbert currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Homeownership Preservation Foundation and is a Trustee of Greenpath Financial Wellness. Herbert is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and the Advisory Council for the Center for Responsible Lending. Herbert holds a PhD and master's degree from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College. NEW YORK FED NAMES NEW PRESIDENT e Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that John C. Williams has been named President and CEO. His appointment by the eligible members of the New York Fed's Board of Directors was approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "After a thorough process, my fellow search committee members and I felt that John best fulfilled the criteria we'd identified as well as the feedback we'd received through our public outreach efforts," said Sara Horowitz, Chair of the New York Fed's Board of Directors, and co-chair of the search committee. "John cares deeply and is committed to the dual mandate and has led extensive work on the U.S. labor markets and employment. John has always been willing to speak his mind and encourage the Fed to be forward-looking and reflective." "John cares deeply and is committed to the dual mandate and has led extensive work on the U.S. labor markets and employment. John has always been willing to speak his mind and encourage the Fed to be forward-looking and reflective." - Sara Horowitz, Chair, New York Fed Board of Directors Keep up with who's doing what and who went where OCWEN CEO RETIRING AFTER 27 YEARS President and CEO of Ocwen Financial Corporation Ron Faris is retiring at the end of this month after 27 years with the company. Faris will remain President and CEO through June 30, 2018, and will remain a consultant to the company to "ensure a smooth leadership transition and to assist with the integration process for Ocwen's pending combination with PHH." Ocwen's Board of Directors has appointed Glen A. Messina as President and CEO, effective concurrently with the closing of Ocwen's previously announced acquisition of PHH Corporation. He will also be appointed as a member of Ocwen's Board at that time. Messina was most recently President and CEO of PHH before stepping down in June 2017. Ocwen entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PHH in February 2018. e transaction is targeted to close in the second half of 2018. AMERIFIRST HOME MORTGAGE HIRES NEW PRESIDENT AmeriFirst Home Mortgage (AmeriFirst), a division of AmeriFirst Financial Corp., has announced the appointment of Ronald Bergum as President of its newly formed Southwest Division. As a recognized mortgage industry leader, Bergum has held numerous executive level positions in the mortgage industry, with his most recent position of CEO at Prospect Mortgage, LLC, as well as serving as Co-CEO of Indymac Bank's Retail Lending Group, and EVP of Production and Sales for the Western Retail Division of American Home Mortgage. e new full- service home loan center is operating under the name "AmeriTrust Home Mortgage," to avoid confusion with Amerifirst Financial, Inc., which also operates in the southwest region.

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