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LERETA, LLC, a national provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers based in Covina, California, has tapped Eric Christensen as the Chief Strategy Officer for the company. Christensen is responsible for product development, corporate strategy, marketing, and M&A transactions.

Jeff Bode, Owner and CEO of multi-state lender Mid America Mortgage, Inc., announced the firm has retained Pam Misner as Underwriting Manager. With nearly 30 years’ mortgage expertise, Misner will direct Mid America’s mortgage loan underwriting and collaborating on the expansion of origination and production teams for Mid America’s West Coast branches.

ComplianceEase®, a Silicon Valley-based provider of automated compliance solutions to the financial services industry, announced that it has named Sanjay Tibrewal as VP of Product Management.

At a recent event, Ocwen and not for profit, Cambridge Credit Counseling, offered mortgage counseling to Massachusetts homeowners.

By adding state home equity license testing, ComplianceEase's new capabilities anticipate growth in home equity lending.

Risk Reduction Mortgage Corp.'s new product will be available to homeowners and creditors starting in 2019. 

Secure Insight's online eMortgage education module was developed to help attorneys, title agents and notaries successfully conduct eClosings.

Kate Higgins joins Northpointe Bank as a Senior Loan Officer, working with their loan team in Denver, Colorado. Kate Higgins comes from Unibell Financial, Inc., where she worked as a residential mortgage broker, handling both forward and reverse mortgages with access to multiple lenders. Northpointe Banke is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

FirstClose, which provides software solutions for mortgage lenders, welcomes Pat Downing as their new CTO. Downing’s chief role with FirstClose will be overseeing development of all technical efforts. In addition to his experience in technology operations, infrastructure, development, and customer support, Downing has overseen global team-building, budget creation, budget management, and the alignment of technology with business needs.

Radian Group Inc. announced that they are unveiling “bold, new visual identity” for the company.