Dean Osmundson is the newest addition to the Liberty Title & Escrow team, joining the national title management company in a sales executive position. In this new role, Osmundson will serve as the client relations liaison for Liberty, and he will also oversee new business integration.

Offering supplementary insurance for financial risk mitigation, DartAppraisal.com's newly introduced DartAssurance custom appraisal warranty provides mortgage lenders, investors, banks, and credit unions with an extra layer of protection against potential loss from default and foreclosure.

Sirote & Permutt, P.C., an Alabama law firm, has appointed Scott Patterson as COO of its Mortgage Banking Group. In addition to managing the firm's foreclosure, bankruptcy, evictions, and REO closings departments, he will also lend his expertise to the mortgage litigation team in complex cases.