In Brief: Fidelity First Financial Names New Chairman

Fidelity First Financial Corp., a high-loan-to-value lender, has hired a well-known Wall Street veteran as chief operating officer and chairman.

Robert D. Maum was a co-creator of Salomon Brothers' mortgage department in the 1970s and served as managing director of that unit.

He also served as president of Wasserstein Perella Asset Management and managing director of Wasserstein Perella & Co.

Most recently, Mr. Maum served as president of Sleepy Hollow Associates Inc., an advisory service to the subprime consumer finance business.

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