Career moves

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. has hired former Irwin Mortgage Corp. executive John F. Macke as executive vice president of capital markets in line with growth plans that include the introduction of non-agency Jumbos this year.

Independent ratings and analytics firm Rapid Ratings said that Jeffrey Gibb has joined the firm as senior vice president of strategic relations and head of legal operations.

SNR Denton hired Edward Hickman as a partner in its banking and finance team.

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made an addition to its banking and capital markets (BCM) group. The firm has hired structured finance specialist Prashanth Satyadeva.

Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, which along with its affiliates has roughly $23 billion in assets under management, hired Brian Rice as managing director.

Ogier is planning to open a boutique law firm in Luxembourg as part of its goal to continue to expand its global network.

Venable has hired a capital markets attorney with a background in derivatives transactions and regulations.

RBC Capital Markets has named Marc Fleischman to the position of head of hedge fund relationship management within the firm's Global Trading Client Management (GTCM) group.

In his eight years on the Senate Banking Committee, Rick Santorum was an infrequent presence at committee hearings, even though his office was located on the same floor of the Dirksen office building as the committee's hearing room.

Federal regulators must levy fines against residential servicers under their purview to show there are real consequences for their "severe misconduct," according to Federal Reserve governor Sarah Bloom Raskin.

Societe Generale named Degenhard Schroeren as the head of leveraged finance for Germany, Austria and Central and Eastern Europe, according to reports.

More professionals, including securitization staff, are continuing to leave Morgan Stanley, published reports have indicated.

Albert Sohn, previously head of securitized products at Credit Suisse, will move into alternative investments in asset management at the bank. In his new position, Sohn will manage structured credit and residential real estate assets, according to an internal memo obtained by ASR.

One day after his appointment as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray sent a clear signal that he intends to move aggressively to enforce the agency's expanded authority.

Wells Fargo Securities has appointed Charles Mather as head of CMBS trading, according to a Dow Jones report that cited individuals familiar with the company's trading desk.

While all eyes were on the recess appointment of its first director Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) quietly released guidance that directs supervised banks to turn over any and all information it requests.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) announced today that John Walsh, acting comptroller of the currency, will give a keynote speech at ASF 2012.

Two more Standard & Poor's executives whose respective roles have included oversight of MBS ratings are leaving the company, possibly as part of an ongoing reorganization, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.

The White House Wednesday morning signaled its intention to make former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)through a recess appointment.

Jerome Selitto has resigned as president and chief executive of PHH Corp., Mt. Laurel, N.J., and has been replaced by the company's chief operating officer Glen Messina.