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19 this team." Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 1998, Bryson served as an economist in the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. Bryson is a member of the American Economic Association, the Charlotte Economics Club, and the National Association for Business Economics where he served on its board from 2010-2013. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R S JOSEPH OTTING, FORMER COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, JOINS BLACK KNIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Black Knight, Inc., a provider of integrated software, data, and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced that Joseph M. Otting, former Comptroller of the Currency, has been elected to serve on the company's Board of Directors. "We are extremely proud to have Joseph serve on the Black Knight Board of Directors," Black Knight Chairman Bill Foley said. "His extensive experience in both the financial services and government sectors will prove invaluable to Black Knight." Otting was nominated for the position of Comptroller of the Currency in June 2017, confirmed by the U.S Senate, sworn in during November 2017, and served until May 29, 2020. From January 2020 through April 2020, Otting also served as Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the government-sponsored enterprises, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Otting served as President of CIT Bank and co-President of CIT Group from August 2015 to December 2015. Before this, he was President, CEO, and a Director of OneWest Bank, N.A. from October 2010 until August 2015, at which time OneWest Bank merged with CIT Group. Before joining OneWest Bank, Otting served as a Vice Chairman and Head of the Commercial Banking Group for U.S. Bancorp. "Black Knight is an innovative company that offers a wealth of transformative technology and critical data to the mortgage industry," Otting said. "I have the greatest respect for Black Knight and the company's CEO, Anthony Jabbour, whom I have known for more than a decade. I look forward to serving on the Board of Directors of such a forward-thinking organization." SERVICELINK WELCOMES YVETTE GILMORE AS SVP OF SERVICING PRODUCT STRATEGY ServiceLink is strengthening its leadership team to expand its innovative products and services by appointing Yvette Gilmore as its SVP of Servicing Product Strategy. An accomplished and award-winning housing and finance veteran, Gilmore brings more than 20 years' experience leading servicer relationship and performance management efforts for leading Fortune 500 financial service organizations. In this role, Gilmore will be responsible for developing ServiceLink's products and services that support strategic servicer client initiatives. She will also support ServiceLink's EXOS One Marketplace, the only AI-powered asset decisioning tool of its kind, that uses predictive modeling to determine the optimal disposition strategy for properties in default. "ServiceLink prides itself on attracting the very best talent to provide our clients with world-class technology, products, and services," said Miriam Moore, Default Services Division President for ServiceLink. "Yvette's deep industry knowledge, experience, customer relationships, and passion for innovation and process efficiencies will be an invaluable resource as we continue to deliver new innovative products and services to our customers." Before joining ServiceLink, Gilmore spent more than a decade at Freddie Mac, where she held several leadership positions and most recently served as VP of Servicer Relationship and Performance Management. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, she led the loss mitigation departments at IndyMac and Washington Mutual. "ServiceLink is an industry leader with a reputation for providing clients with unparalleled technology and products," Gilmore said. "I'm excited to join ServiceLink and look forward to working with an incredible group of talented people and growing the company." L E G A L P R O V I D E R S MRLP ANNOUNCES HIRE OF ELIZABETH DESILVA AS DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC announced that Elizabeth DeSilva has officially joined the firm. DeSilva will be based in the firm's Dallas office. DeSilva has been practicing law for 25 years. During that time she has established herself as a respected leader in the mortgage servicing industry. Her resume includes previous stints as being counsel for AllyGMAC Financial, Ocwen Financial Corporation and most recently as VP, Chief Servicing Counsel for Ditech Financial, LLC. DeSilva has become a key speaker and valued mortgage industry proponent for servicing, service providers, and borrowers in her career. DeSilva said, "I am very excited to be joining the MRLP team. I am looking forward to beginning the next chapter of my career by partnering with my new colleagues in helping out clients in innovative ways to achieve our common goals." "We are very excited to have DeSilva join our team. It is key to As we continue to grow our firm for the future, and bringing in strategic talent, such as Liz that will strengthen our existing team and is the key to future expansion opportunities as we move forward," said Firm Managing Partner and CEO, Marty Stone. "[Joseph Otting's] extensive experience in both the financial services and government sectors will prove invaluable to Black Knight." —Bill Foley, Chairman, Black Knight, Inc.

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