The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Tracy Stephan has been named chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) and will continue in her role leading the FHFA Office of Financial Technology. In this role, she leads a team responsible for supporting the agency’s efforts to identify technology-driven developments in housing finance, understand the associated risks and facilitate the development of responsible innovation in FHFA’s regulated entities. Stephan came to FHFA from Fannie Mae, where she served in a variety of positions overseeing enterprise innovation, data, software engineering and product management.
A&D Mortgage has announced the expansion of its Conventional sales team with the addition of two new account executives: Mike Millsap and David White. Millsap joins the team as the new account executive in Wisconsin, while White steps into the role of account executive for Southern California.
State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hernandez as its new chief lending officer. He joins SDFCU from Andrews Federal Credit Union, where he served as vice president of lending.
LYNK Capital has announced the promotion of Dee Toal-Brothers to the position of CEO. Toal-Brothers, a partner at LYNK who has served as head of operations for over eight years, will now oversee not only operations but also lead the origination, marketing, and capital formation teams.
Brennan Investment Group has announced the promotion of Scott Gibler to managing principal of corporate real estate solutions. Gibler was originally hired as Brennan’s executive director of corporate real estate solutions; in his expanded role, Gibler will be responsible for overseeing and guiding the strategic direction of Brennan’s CRES division.
Optimal Blue announced that it has elevated Rick Allen to chief operating officer. Most recently serving as Optimal Blue’s chief administrative officer, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the housing industry to his senior leadership role. Prior to joining Optimal Blue in 2017 as vice president of business strategy, he had roles in client services and product management at Mortgagebot, as well as a position as vice president of mortgage lending at the company now known as TD Bank.
