Robert Koontz has joined CBRE as senior managing director and head of multifamily debt capital markets within the firm’s debt and structured finance department, where he will be tasked with expanding origination capabilities within the agency space. Koontz is a 17-year veteran of Freddie Mac, most recently serving as head of multifamily capital markets for the government-sponsored mortgage giant.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Marlana Scott Voycik has rejoined the trade association as associate vice president of membership. Voycik previously worked at the MBA from 2021 to 2023 as director of member engagement. She most recently served as multicultural market growth manager at Movement Mortgage and earlier held roles as senior director of housing initiatives at CrossCountry Mortgage and client and community engagement manager in Freddie Mac’s single-family division.

The MBA also announced the hire of Mónica Mancilla Cooke as vice president of human resources. She recently held the same title at the Plastics Industry Association and was previously senior human resources manager at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

The Mortgage Office (TMO), a loan management platform for private lenders, has promoted Sourabh Chirimar from president to chief executive officer. As part of the leadership transition, Carlos Nodarse will shift from CEO to executive chairman of the company’s board. TMO recently acquired SFR Analytics, a private lending market intelligence company, marking the first strategic move under Chirimar’s leadership.

Planet Home has named Brooks Kelly national director of sales and development. The nearly 20-year mortgage industry veteran will bring a team of originators and operations staff to Planet, where he will lead sales development initiatives and support the company’s growing distributed retail platform.

Veterans United Home Loans has tapped Nicole Galloway as chief financial officer. A certified public accountant and former Missouri state auditor from 2015 to 2023, Galloway most recently served as CFO of Permanent Equity, a private equity firm based in Columbia, Mo.

SimplyPMG has appointed co-founder Valerie Madiedo as co-CEO to serve alongside co-founder and current CEO Jason Madiedo. The Las Vegas-based mortgage lender, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, was formerly known as Panorama Mortgage Group.

Rate announced the hiring of 14 loan officers, most of whom recently worked at New American Funding. The new additions to the Chicago-based lender are Donaciano Garcia Amaya, Jim Butz, Maria Castorena, Lori Crabb, Chad Geyer, Michael Giganti, Cory Graciano, Kristi Hernandez, Jay Kunkle, Joe McCaslin, Peter Strahler, Andy Thom, Kyle Travers and Samuel Wagner.

Rate separately announced the addition of Ryan Randle as vice president of mortgage lending. Based in the Denver area, Randle worked at U.S. Bank for more than 13 years, building expertise in conventional, jumbo and non-QM lending.

Certainty Home Lending, a Rate company, has appointed Chris Blount as executive vice president and producing divisional manager. Based in Raleigh, N.C., Blount has more than 24 years of mortgage industry experience, including eight years as manager for the Atlantic Coast region at Cornerstone Home Lending.

Merchants Bank has named Stephanie Cunningham senior vice president and chief compliance officer, with responsibility for leading the compliance program across its banking and mortgage operations. Cunningham previously spent 10 years at Centra Credit Union in a series of increasingly senior roles. She succeeds Carol Gassen as CCO, who is retiring after more than a decade at the Indiana-based bank.

PMSI, a data provider for mortgage investors, has named John Walsh as its new CEO. He replaces company founder and longtime CEO Dan Thompson, who is transitioning to executive chairman. Walsh, an independent member of PMSI’s board of directors, is the former CEO of Lereta, DataQuick Information Systems and Del Mar Database.

Informative Research (IR), a provider of credit and verification technology for the lending industry, announced the promotion of Ajay Trilokeshwaran to chief technology officer. Trilokeshwaran, who has worked at IR since 2008, is credited with being the “driving force” behind its build-out of core verification infrastructure, including systems designed to help lenders capture business through incentive programs offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Polunsky Beitel Green LLP, a law firm serving the residential mortgage industry, announced that Jeanine LaMay Kay has joined the business development team in its Dallas office. Kay most recently served as vice president of business development at 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty and previously worked for a dozen years at First American Financial Corp. in a series of leadership roles.

Incenter Tax Solutions, a provider of property tax reviews and appeals, has added Michael Sicilia and Kathleen Dutill to its executive team. Sicilia, who will serve as director, has more than 20 years of experience in the mortgage and housing industries, including a lengthy tenure at Finance of America Mortgage. Dutill, an experienced mortgage industry attorney, joined Incenter in 2024 as chief legal counsel.

California-based commercial mortgage banking firm Slatt Capital has tapped Cody Charfauros for an expanded leadership role in its San Diego and Orange County offices, where he will focus on leading those branches’ analyst and associate programs. The San Diego native, who joined Slatt in 2013, will also be charged with raising capital for the Bridger Fund, which specializes in short-term bridge financing for commercial real estate investments and owner-user building acquisitions and refinances.