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30 S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R S ELIJAH PALLANTE NAMED LOANDEPOT CDO Consumer lending and real estate services provider loanDepot, Inc., has announced that Elijah Pallante has been promoted to CDO. In this newly created role, Pallante will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the company's enterprise data and information strategy. "I am excited to collaborate with George and his team to leverage our proprietary technology in ways that further Anthony's vision of creating a responsive, nimble experience for our customers—ensuring that the dream of homeownership, or the achieving personal goals through a refinance—is effortless and intuitive," Pallante said. As CDO, Pallante will be instrumental in optimizing the role of data across the enterprise and will provide strategic guidance and direction to take the company's market-leading products into the next generation of the lifecycle both in application and technology evolutions. is is an area of strength for Pallante, who will retain his current responsibilities as head of the company's Enterprise Innovation Team, where he will continue to lead the development of product and service enhancements. "I am extremely proud of how our company attracts the brightest minds in the industry, people who share our passion to deliver a seamless, exceptional mortgage experience to digital savvy customers," loanDepot Founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh said. "Elijah has played a critical role in supporting our goals, and now, under the leadership of Chief Digital Officer George Brady, the future is even brighter and filled with immense opportunity that will benefit our team, and, most important, our customers." Pallante joined the company in 2014 as VP, Corporate Development, and, in 2018, was promoted to SVP, Enterprise Innovation. Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. Freddie Mac has appointed Heidi Mason as EVP and General Counsel, bringing 25 years' experience in mortgage lending, financial services, consumer protection, and securities law to the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE). Mason will assume general counsel responsibilities, from EVP and Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Weiss, who has served as Interim General Counsel since last March. Weiss will continue serving as Freddie Mac's Chief Administrative Officer. Mason joins the GSE from ElevateNext Law, a majority-woman owned law firm, where she served as a Partner and provided legal, consulting, and regulatory compliance services. She also spent 17 years at Wells Fargo, serving as EVP and Senior Deputy General Counsel. During her tenure at Wells Fargo, she led legal support for its consumer businesses. "I'm very pleased to announce that Heidi Mason will join Freddie Mac as our EVP and General Counsel," said Michael DeVito, CEO of Freddie Mac. "Heidi brings deep expertise in areas across the legal spectrum, including in mortgage lending, servicing, credit access and regulatory matters, among others. I have no doubt she quickly will become a valuable member of Freddie Mac's executive team. I want to thank Jerry Weiss for his invaluable service to the Board of Directors and senior management as Interim General Counsel, where he led the company through a number of complex legal, regulatory, business, and governance matters." In addition to the addition of Mason, Freddie Mac has elected Kevin G. Chavers and Luke S. Hayden to its Board of Directors. Chavers retired as Managing Director of the Global Fixed Income Investment Team at BlackRock Inc. in 2021, and Hayden has been CEO of Hayden Consulting LLC since 2012. After joining BlackRock in 2011, Chavers also served as Managing Director of the Global Public Policy Group and Managing Director pf BlackRock Solutions' Financial Markets Advisory Group. Prior to joining BlackRock, Chavers held various positions at Morgan Stanley from 2003 to 2011, including Managing Director, Senior Relationship Management and Head of Mortgage Strategy & Execution. He joined Morgan Stanley from Goldman Sachs & Company, where he was VP of the Principal Finance Group, Mortgage Securities Department from 1998-2003. Hayden served as Vice Chairman of Residential Mortgage Services Holdings Inc. from 2013-2021. Prior to joining Residential Mortgage Services Holdings, he was President of PHH Mortgage from 2010-2012 and EVP and Senior Managing Director at GMAC Residential Capital from 2007-2008. From 1992- 2005, he held various positions at JPMorgan Chase & Company and its predecessors, eventually becoming EVP of Consumer Market Risk Management. Hayden began his career as a Loan Officer and loan purchaser at Ralph C. Sutro Company. S P O T L I G H T P R O F I L E G O V E R N M E N T Freddie Mac Adds EVP and General Counsel, New Board Members

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