The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Couch as president of Ginnie Mae. He was formerly the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association and the president/CEO of New South Federal Savings Bank in Birmingham, AL. The Federal Trade Commission will sponsor three identity theft symposia in San Francisco, Phoenix, and in a still undetermined location in Florida. Called “Building Consumer Confidence in an E-Commerce World,” the symposia will kick off June 23 at the Hyatt…