The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the reselection of Charles G. Cooper to the council’s State Liaison Committee (SLC) for a term that runs through April 30, 2027. The SLC concurrently announced Cooper’s re-election as SLC chairman for a one-year term that runs until April 30, 2026. Cooper, who serves as commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, has been chair of the SLC since 2023.
Real estate finance company Greystone announced the appointment of Richard L. Dugoff as head of the firm’s bridge lending program. He was also named portfolio manager of Greystone’s senior debt fund, which manages about $4.1 billion in loans that are underwritten for takeout financing through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Greystone also announced the addition of Michael Keeney as chief underwriter, agency lending. Based in Atlanta, Keeney previously spent 12 years at Fannie Mae, most recently as a senior director in charge of a team that provided credit oversight and approval of all Fannie Mae conventional lending for the Southeast region of the U.S.
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Kaitlin Hildner has joined the association as associate vice president of loan administration policy. Hildner will help lead the development and implementation of MBA’s strategy on legislative, regulatory and other issues related to loan administration and mortgage servicing. Prior to joining MBA, Hildner served as a senior policy advisor for the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
HomeEQ, a division of Arc Home that specializes in a digital home equity line of credit (HELOC) platform, announced the appointment of Lee Malone as the division’s vice president. Malone — who previously served as director of business development, new financial products at Rate — will lead growth efforts at HomeEQ and assist brokers in turning home equity into revenue opportunities.
Rate announced the addition of Mike Buffler to its team of loan originators. Buffler has more than 13 years of experience in the entertainment banking industry, including working with high-net-worth clients such as athletes and musicians.
Guaranteed Rate Affinity (GRA) announced the launch of The Goldberg Group, a new team led by longtime GRA loan officer David Goldberg. The new group’s aim is to expand services and improve support for homebuyers in the St. Louis area.
Zonda announced the promotions of Bryan Glasshagel to principal and Evan Forrest to senior vice president within the company’s real estate advisory division. Glasshagel joined Zonda in 2019 as senior vice president and was instrumental in expanding the company’s advisory practice in Texas. Forrest joined Zonda in 2017 and worked to expand the advisory division across western states.
Mortgage Cadence, an affiliate of Accenture Co., announced the appointment of Lokesh Pathak as chief information officer. Pathak, who previously served as vice president of engineering at Nucleus Software, will lead technology development and execution at the cloud-based loan origination system company.
Mortgage technology company Novaprime announced the appointment of David Nielsen as the company’s first chief revenue officer. Nielsen, who previously served as senior vice president of national sales at Dark Matter Technologies (formerly known as Black Knight Origination Technologies), will be responsible for building and running Novaprime’s sales organization and go-to-market strategy.
Mitchell Sandler PLLC, a boutique law firm focused on financial services and financial technology, announced the addition of Reid Herlihy as a partner in its mortgage regulatory practice. Herlihy previously worked at Ballard Spahr LLP for 14 years, where he was involved with mortgage regulatory matters advising banks, mortgage companies, investment banks, debt collection firms, secondary market investors and other financial services companies.
