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2 Starting Something New is month is all about transition here at DS News. You may have noticed a new look for our February issue—we've given DS News a facelift, from the fonts to the way we present the informative, top-tier content you've come to expect from our team and our collaborators. at transition continues this month, with the roll out of a few new departments like InfoStream and a more streamlined approach to how we bring you the insights and information you need as default industry professionals. at theme of starting over continues into several of the pieces we're bringing you this month. First up, we are enormously proud to bring you our cover story, "What About Bob?"—a profile of mortgage industry veteran Bob Caruso and his new venture, mortgage subservicer ServiceMac. We were honored to get the chance to spend the day visiting Caruso and his team in-office, and in this piece we dive deep into Carso's career, leadership style, and work philosophy, as well as the particulars of how his ServiceMac partners are trying to revolutionize servicing. is issue also includes "Finding Your Voice" by our DS News Editorial Advisory Board member Dawn Adams, SVP, Default Servicing, at RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation. Adams brings both her insights and those of several other industry professionals into this look at how women can find success and build a career legacy. Next up, Denis Brosnan, President and CEO of DIMONT, brings us "A Proactive Approach to Loss Mitigation." In this piece, Bronsan explores how mortgage loss analysis can help mitigate negative impacts at the portfolio level. Finally, the theme of starting over comes full circle in "Growing Something New." A decade ago, attorney Mark Wittstadt watched as the firm he'd helped build collapse under a cloud of fraud and embezzlement. Now he speaks exclusively to DS News about why he's returning to the default industry to build something new. It's a new year, a new look—but DS News commitment to bringing you the content you've come to expect hasn't changed. We've just decided to take things to the next level. Welcome to the February 2020 issue of DS News. David Wharton Managing Editor VOL. 18 NO. 2 PUBLISHER Mark Hulme EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rachel Williams MANAGING EDITOR David Wharton EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jonathon Won REPORTERS Mike Albanese Seth Welborn CONTRIBUTORS Dawn Adams Denis Brosnan ONLINE CONTRIBUTOR Krista Franks Brock Andy Beth Miller COPY EDITOR Brandy Scott ADVERTISING Kevin McCrea: 214.525.6756 2019-2020 EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Dawn Adams, SVP, Default Servicing, Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Raymond Brousseau, President, Carrington Mortgage Holdings Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist, LendingTree Courtney Thompson, Director, Default Servicing Operations Jacob Williamson, VP, Distressed Assets, Fannie Mae CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER Mark Hulme PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ed Delgado AMERICAN MORTGAGE DIVERSITY COUNCIL AND NATIONAL MORTGAGE SERVICING ASSOCIATION Marcela Bruner: 214.525.6769 FORCE Annie Collier: 214.525.6740 LEGAL LEAGUE 100 Lindsay Wolf: 214.525.6786 PROPERTY PRESERVATION EXECUTIVE FORUM Rachel Williams: 214.525.6748 DESIGN Jordan Funderburk Jason Stone Sean Walker Jonathon Won No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. ©2020 Five Star Global, LLC—All Rights Reserved This publication is intended to provide accurate, authoritative, and detailed information in regard to the subject matter covered. All written materials are disseminated with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal advice or other professional services. Under no circumstance should the information contained herein be relied upon as legal advice as it is designed to be a source of information only. DS News strongly encourages the use of qualified attorneys or other qualified experts with regard to the subject matter covered. DS News does not guarantee the accuracy of the information, and is not liable for any damages, losses, or other detriments that may result from the use of these materials. Follow DSNewsDaily on From Our Desk

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