MortgageAmerica CEO John Johnson has been elected chairman of the Mortgage Electronic Registration System. Johnson has served as president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Alabama and was chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s residential board of governors. “We are very much looking forward to working with John in the coming year,” said R.K. Arnold, president and CEO of MERS. “His expertise in the mortgage industry is second to none, and his proven leadership ability will help take MERS to the next level.”...