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ยป VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 15 ASSURANT HIRES MARC HINKLE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR Assurant, Inc., a New York-based global provider of risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Marc Hinkle as Managing Director of Assurant Valuations, a title, valuation, and settlement services company. Hinkle will oversee the Assurant Valuations product lines and lead strategy and innovation while strengthening the company's presence in key markets. Hinkle joined the Assurant Valuations team in November 2016 as SVP, where he was responsible for valuations operations while delivering on service-level commitments and ensuring a positive client experience. He has over 20 years of mortgage banking experience including valuations, property preservation, and all aspects of mortgage loan servicing. ALTISOURCE APPOINTS PATRICK MCCLAIN AS SVP Luxembourg-based Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. has appointed Patrick McClain as SVP, Hubzu Auction Services. In this role, McClain will be responsible for driving the growth of Hubzu's residential online marketing and auction business. Leveraging Hubzu's scale, rich data resources, and fully integrated end-to- end services, McClain will oversee product innovation for the Company's Online Auction, Live Auction, Short Sale, Claims Without Conveyance of Title, and National Brokerage Services businesses along with Hubzu's client management program and business development strategy. "e real estate auction space is dynamic and continues to evolve," John A. Vella, Chief Revenue Officer, Altisource, said. "Adding talent like Patrick, along with our scale and innovative solutions, positions Hubzu as the leading provider of real estate auction services for home buyers and sellers and an indispensable partner for our clients." CLAUDIA MERKLE PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT AT NATIONAL MI NMI Holdings, Inc, the parent company of California-based National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI), has announced the promotion of COO Claudia Merkle to President, as well as two other senior executives: Patrick Mathis is now EVP, Operations, and IT, and Rob Smith has been promoted to EVP and Chief Risk Officer. "Claudia has been with National MI from the beginning. She developed and led our operations team in the early stages," Bradley Shuster, Chairman, and CEO of NMI Holdings, Inc, said. "Claudia was also instrumental in building our sales organization, which has become a model for the industry. Our continued success after her promotion to COO in 2016 is just as I expected. Her promotion to President is well- deserved and I look forward to our continued work together for the success of our employees, customers, and shareholders." TERRI HUNTER JOINS SERVICELINK DEFAULT SERVICES TEAM ServiceLink, the Pennsylvania-headquartered national mortgage services company, has announced the appointment of Terri Hunter, who has joined the company as a National Sales Executive of Default Services. Hunter joins the ServiceLink team with a wealth of knowledge and expertise from her many years in the industry. She most recently worked for Chronos Solutions as SVP of asset management and portfolio, where part of her responsibilities was overseeing all asset management contracts, both private and government, along with the profitability of that operation. Prior to Chronos Solutions, she was with OneWest Bank, where she was responsible for property collateral management and liquidation strategies of defaulted assets for the bank. She also spent time with Ocwen Financial Corporation and Indymac Bank. LEGAL FABRIZIO & BROOK WELCOME ATTORNEY TO TEAM Fabrizio & Brook, P.C., a Troy, Michigan-based law firm, has announced the addition of attorney Larry E. Powe to its team. e firm provides full legal services to mortgage industry professionals, including loss mitigation, residential and commercial foreclosure, REO, evictions, bankruptcy, real estate, curative title, and defense litigation, including federal agencies related thereto, and financial institution deposit insurance underwriters. Powe brings over 40 country has resulted in Wells Fargo introducing new programs that promote diversity and inclusion not only within the bank but also towards its vendors and suppliers. SERVICE PROVIDER LRES PROMOTES CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER TO PRESIDENT LRES Corporation, a residential and commercial real estate services company based in Orange, California providing nationwide valuations, REO asset management, and HOA solutions for the mortgage and real estate industry, announced the promotion of their Chief Strategy Officer Mark R. Johnson to the role of the company's President. "Since joining LRES just over a year ago, Mark has proven himself to be a forward-looking and visionary leader," Roger Beane, CEO of LRES said. "In that year, he has greatly distinguished himself by propelling the company forward in both our strategy and direction. His passion to improve the valuation industry through efficient workflows and advanced data science will influence our corporate objectives and initiatives as we enter the next phase of our growth." PLANET HOME LENDING NAMES MICHAEL J. KULA COO Planet Financial Group, LLC, a privately held mortgage lender and servicer headquartered in Meriden, Connecticut, has announced that Michael J. Kula has joined the company as COO. Kula's experience includes three decades of extraordinary leadership and management positions in mortgage businesses globally, growth strategy, sales, operations, and executive management. Kula will be responsible for coordinating execution of the Planet strategy plans and initiatives across its diverse business lines. Most recently, Kula was a division president at ServiceLink, a Black Knight Company, where he led the company's title and origination businesses. His focus included optimizing the integration of acquisitions, enhancing business margins, improving customer service, and increasing operational productivity. During his three decades in the industry, he has worked with some of the industry leading firms in the business, including Bank of America, Wachovia (Wells Fargo), Washington Mutual, Mellon Mortgage (now JPMorgan Chase), and Lloyds Banking Group.