Career moves

Jeff Weinstein and Patrick Lampe join from the Chicago office of Sidley Austin; Morgan Lewis partner Philip Russell is relocating from the firm’s New York office.

Robert Broeksmit, a career mortgage industry executive, will succeed David Stevens as the president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The former Kirkland & Ellis partner will remain in Chicago, where he has performed work for clients in automotive finance, technology, banking and marketplace lending.

Tim Russi played a key role in the company’s transition away from its once-close relationship on General Motors. He will be succeeded by Doug Timmerman, a 32-year Ally veteran.

Ron Faris plans to retire as head of Ocwen Financial and pass on his position to former PHH Corp. CEO Glen Messina around the time Ocwen acquires PHH.

No reason was given for his exit by the Silicon Valley lender, which named another prominent economist, Susan Athey of Stanford, to its board of directors.

The online lender is hiring Kenneth Brause, a CIT Group executive, to succeed CFO Howard Katzenberg.

Grow was previously director of MBS and ABS securities; he replaces VIckie Tillman, who retired in December after overseeing the company's expansion into a diversified credit rating agency.

Stepping in after co-founder Mike Cagney's resignation, Twitter's Anthony Noto needs to overhaul the firm's corporate culture, lay the groundwork for an IPO and determine whether to renew SoFi's pursuit of a bank charter.

Lee Shaiman, who oversaw $20 billion in leveraged finance and other fixed-income investments at Blackstone, will succeed Bram Smith. who announced his retirement in early 2017.