Career moves

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner defended Elizabeth Warren's role Tuesday in the ongoing settlement talks between the top mortgage servicers and the state attorneys general and several federal agencies.

Former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd, who oversaw the GSE's huge expansion into nonprime investing and securitization, late last week received a "Wells Notice" from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating that he may face civil charges for allegedly misleading investors about the company's financial condition.

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) hired Mark Landis to head its fixed

Denver-based asset management and structured finance firm The Chotin Group Corp. hired Paul Isherwood as chief investment officer who will oversee analysis, trading and management of Chotin’s proprietary investment portfolios.

When David Stevens took over in July 2009, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was in such dire financial straits that he says there was a real threat of the agency being temporarily shut down.

Berenson & Co. launched a debt capital markets (DCM) platform that draws on the firm's M&A advisory practice and expertise in the credit markets.

Assured Guaranty announced today that chief operating officer Séan W. McCarthy will be leaving the company at the end of the month to “pursue other opportunities.”

Janney further expanded its fixed-income team by hiring Robbie Goffin as managing director.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) said on Tuesday it hired Ralph Rosenberg as a managing director to lead its global real estate investing efforts.

Debra Huddleston joined Ranieri Real Estate Partners as managing director and head of real estate structured products.

Catherine Kissick, a well known figure in warehouse lending circles, late Friday pleaded guilty to criminal charges tied to the collapse of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), a large Federal Housing Administration lender based in Ocala, Fla.

It has not even been a week after news broke that Jay Kim, co-head of Barclays Capital's U.S. asset securitization team, will be moving to Credit Suisse in May to head up the bank's asset finance team, bringing with him around 10 Barclays bankers.

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization (C-BASS) founders Bruce Williams and Saul Sanders are talking to mortgage banker New Penn Financial in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., about buying the company, according to three sources familiar with the deal.

Credit Suisse hired Eric Miller as a managing director and head of fixed-income research globally effective in June.

Ticonderoga Securities has launched a fixed income group with hires from Cantor Fitzgerald and Goldman Sachs, the New York-based firm said today.

Conyers Dill & Pearman boosted its Moscow office by moving senior corporate and finance lawyer Claire McConway from its Bermuda location where she was an associate.

Jay Kim, co-head of Barclays Capital's U.S. asset securitization team, will be moving to Credit Suisse in May to head up the bank's asset finance team. He will be bringing around 10 Barclays bankers with him.

King & Spalding hired Scott Stengel, who specializes in bank regulatory, capital markets and restructuring matters, to the firm’s capital transactions and real estate practice in Washington, D.C.

Freddie Mac late Thursday said Donald J. Bisenius, executive vice president of its single-family credit guaranty business, received a 'Wells Notice,' which means the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering filing civil charges against him.

Sallie Mae hired Kenneth Fischbach as director of capital markets. In his new role, Fischbach will assume the capital markets responsibilities of Jonathan Clark, who was appointed chief financial officer in January and now the firm's executive vice president & CFO. Additionally, Fischbach also continue to manage the student lender's rating agency relationships.