Adolfo Marzol has been appointed as Senior Advisor to HUD Secretary Carson. Marzol will advise Secretary Carson on matters related to mortgage finance, and has spent the last few years in various positions at Essent Group Ltd., a provider of mortgage insurance, reinsurance, and risk management products to mortgage lenders and investors.

David Kautter has been nominated by President Trump for the position of assistant secretary for tax policy within the Treasury Department. The position is certainly one to watch with tax reform being a key issue for the White House.

Brian Montgomery has surfaced as President Trump’s likely nomination to head the Federal Housing Administration. Montgomery held the commissioner position once before under the George W. Bush Administration.