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12 | M R EP O RT MCROWD GOVERNMENT ANTHONY MOON Fannie Mae has announced the appointment of Anthony Moon as EVP and Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective starting in Q4 of 2022. In this role, Moon will be responsible for Fannie Mae's Enterprise Risk Management, which oversees the company's governance and strategy for global risk manage- ment. Moon will be a member of Fannie Mae's Management Committee and report to David C. Benson, Fannie Mae's President and Interim CEO. Andrew Brammer has served as Interim CRO since April 2022. "With nearly 30 years of deep experience in market, credit, opera- tional, and compliance risk, Moon is well positioned to lead our risk man- agement strategy, a core function of Fannie Mae's business and vital to maintaining the company's safety and soundness," Benson said. "I want to thank Moon for his leadership and expert guidance of the Enterprise Risk Management organization dur- ing this transition." Moon joins Fannie Mae from Morgan Stanley, where he has been leading risk manage- ment for the Wealth Management and Private Bank division, a busi- ness that oversees $5 trillion in client assets. He previously held risk and operations leadership positions at GE Capital, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, and Bankers Trust. "I'm honored to be stepping into such a critical role at Fannie Mae," Moon said. "I look forward to col- laborating with my colleagues and the Board of Directors to refine and sustain a strong culture of risk man- agement and oversight and continue Fannie Mae's mission to support renters and homeowners across the United States." Moon holds a bachelor's degree in economics and management science from State University of New York– Cortland, and an MBA from Columbia University. KAREN CHANG SAMUEL FRUMKIN The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has an- nounced that Karen Chang will serve as FHFA's Chief of Staff, and Samuel Frumkin has been named the Agency's Executive Secretary. "Having already served as a detailee in the Office of the Director since June, Karen will continue to be a key advisor and leverage her decision- making and subject matter expertise to provide strategic and operational excellence across the Agency," FHFA Director Sandra L. Thompson said. "Through his previous positions as Principal Advisor within both the Office of the Director and the Division of Mission and Housing Goals, as well as his policy and supervisory back- ground at a number of other federal financial regulators, Sam's holistic view of financial institution supervi- sion will enable him to play a key role in ensuring FHFA meets a wide range of its statutory responsibilities." Chang has been with the FHFA since April 2021, serving as Supervisory Financial Analyst in the Division of Enterprise Regulation (DER) Office of Financial Analysis. She previously worked for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the White House, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and other public and private sector organizations. Frumkin joined FHFA in 2014 after working for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the CFPB. IAN OUWERKERK Freddie Mac Multifamily has named Ian Ouwerkerk SVP of Underwriting & Credit. He has served as Interim SVP of Underwriting & Credit since Q1 of 2022. Ouwerkerk was formerly VP of Multifamily Underwriting and served as Senior Director of Underwriting for the Southeastern Region before that. He joined Freddie Mac Multifamily in 2008, having previously worked as a commercial real estate broker. "Ian is a strong leader with a proven track record implementing strategic, forward-thinking solutions partnering with our Optigo lenders and driving business results," said Kevin Palmer, Head of Multifamily at Freddie Mac. "He has been a vital part of our success this year while serving as the Interim SVP of Underwriting & Credit, and I look forward to seeing how he continues to develop and strengthen the team." Optigo, the designation for Freddie This month, some of the industry's largest companies saw significant changes to their corporate lineups. Who's moving on and who's moving up in the industry Mac's Multifamily Seller/Servicer network and suite of loan offerings, was designed to capture the Freddie Mac Multifamily ethos of providing customers with optimal solutions and going further to meet their needs. Optigo also aims to better clarify Freddie Mac Multifamily's Seller/ Servicer network and offerings within the span of the GSE's broader busi- ness. LENDERS CHRISTINE MCCONNELL LANI FURROWS ANDY WAGNER Nations Lending recently opened a second location in Scottsdale, Arizona, naming Christine McConnell, a native of Arizona with more than 26 years of lending experience, as lead Personal Mortgage Advisor. Specializing in an array of loan products including new home construc- tion, jumbo, conven- tional, FHA, and VA loans, McConnell is a consistent President's Club Member. Prior to joining Nations, she served more than 10 years as Senior Mortgage Advisor for Homeowners Financial Group. "Christine is one of the best mort- gage advisors in Arizona," said Randy Koerner, Divisional Sales Manager for Nations. "She brings an excellent perspective as an Arizona native and really understands the lending needs of her community. We're ready for her to take us to the next level." Nations Lending has also an- nounced the opening of its newest branch in Point Loma, California, a hot spot in the San Diego area, add- ing 26-year industry veteran Lani Furrows and Andy Wagner as Branch Managers. Both Furrows and Wagner will report to Regional Manager Mike Towery and oversee expanding the branch's loan volume production. Furrows joins Nations after serving more than eight years as a Branch Manager at Caliber Home Loans. She has closed more than 6,800 loans over the course of her experienced career.