Ginnie Mae has been without a permanent president for roughly 10 months now, but so far inves-tors don’t seem to be balking at buying agency MBS. But that doesn’t mean the market – as well as stakeholders – aren’t getting nervous about the situation.

When the Dow Jones corrects, rates will plunge. Right?

So, where’s Mick?

Industry consultant Paul Hindman: “There seems to be a growing number of participants in this year’s game of musical chairs."

Codel joined the megabank in 1993. He’s a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in engineering science…

Celini also worked for Sun National and Ally Bank, formerly known as GMAC Bank…

Franklin Codel's LinkedIn profile had been wiped clean...

A major changing of the guard is now afoot in the mortgage industry...

Although mortgage companies are beginning to pare staff in anticipation of a seasonal production downturn, there appears to be a strong thirst for executive talent, as well as top managers looking elsewhere, according to interviews conducted over the past month by Inside Mortgage Trends. “Calls and e-mails from mortgage executives open to considering ‘a change’ usually spike at this time of year,” said Rick Glass, who runs the financial services recruitment firm that bears his name ...

Kittle was first approached by the White House nine months ago about the job.