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29 CANDI SLOBODNIK PROMOTED BY AGENTS NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE Agents National Title Insurance Company, an Incenter firm, has promoted Candi Slobodnik Esq. to the role of Central States Regional Manager from her previous position as Midwest Underwriting Counsel. Slobodnik will be charged with increasing Agents National's agency relationships in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. She is also overseeing the sales and underwriting teams in her region. "I am thrilled with the opportunity to educate and empower more agents in the Central States to grow their title businesses," said Slobodnik, who is based in Kansas. "Having been with Agents National since late 2019, I've seen the positive impact we have on these agents, both professionally and personally." Slobodnik has more than 13 years of experience as a title attorney, and is involved in many American Land Title Association (ALTA) and local LTA committees. She has also received the "Title Person of the Year" award in Missouri, as well as the "Young Title Person of the Year" award in Kansas and Missouri. "Candi Slobodnik offers the perfect combination of strengths for this role," said Dan Hassen, National Agency Manager with the company. "She is exceptionally customer focused and puts others' success ahead of her own." FIRST AMERICAN ADDS MARSHA A. SPENCE TO ITS BOARD First American Financial Corporation, a provider of title, settlement, and risk solutions for real estate transactions, announced that Marsha A. Spence has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Over the course of her 45-year career in title and settlement, Spence's leadership has consistently produced high-performing teams and profitable growth at Mother Lode Holding Company, a California-based provider of title insurance, underwriting, and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions known for its strong employee- centric culture. Spence has played a key role in driving Mother Lode Holding Company's substantial growth, expanding its number of offices from 35 when she was named CEO in 2001 to 92 offices across multiple states today. "I'm very pleased to welcome Marsha to First American's board," said Dennis J. Gilmore, Chairman of First American Financial Corporation. "Her deep industry knowledge and experience leading a highly successful, forward- looking title business will further augment our strong board, providing valuable insight as the company leads the digital transformation of the title and settlement industry." Spence currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Mother Lode Holding Company. She previously held the combined role of Chair and CEO at Mother Lode for 15 years, after ascending to the roles of CEO in 2001, and President in 1997. She joined Placer Title Company, which is now Mother Lode's principal subsidiary, in 1977. First American acquired Mother Lode and its 17 operating subsidiaries on May 2. Spence also served on the California Land Title Association Board of Governors for 10 years and was President of the Board from 2005-2006. HEDGE ADVISORY FIRM VICE CAPITAL MARKETS NAMES NEW CIO Vice Capital Markets, a mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks, and credit unions, has announced the promotion of Shawn Ansley to the role of CIO. As CIO, Ansley will be tasked with the continued development of information technologies and deepening integrations with the agencies and major loan origination systems and leading the development of new tools to enhance the client experience. "Since joining our firm, Shawn has relentlessly driven Vice Capital to continually evolve and stay current with the ever-changing market and execution environments," Vice Capital Founder and Principal Chris Bennett said. "is promotion is really more of a formal acknowledgement of the overreaching leadership and guidance that he had already been demonstrating for the last several years." Having joined Vice Capital in 2005 after receiving his master's degree in mathematics, Ansley worked his way up the Vice Capital ranks, most recently serving as Managing Director. He runs the quantitative analytics that underpin the firm's hedge advisory services. Ansley is also responsible for automating many of Vice Capital's day-to-day processes to improve operational efficiency and eliminate opportunities for human error, including overseeing several LOS integrations to allow information to flow back-and-forth between Vice Capital and clients seamlessly. Ansley also developed proprietary APIs with both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to facilitate direct data pricing pulls and loan commitments with the GSEs, thereby dramatically speeding up this critical process. "Having had the privilege of working with Chris, Troy and the Vice Capital team for more than 15 years, this promotion is truly an honor," Ansley said. "I look forward to spearheading the next phase of our software development initiatives, which will help drive an even better client experience while also dramatically enhancing the value, advice, and service Vice Capital delivers to the market." Founded in 2001, Vice Capital serves independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions of all sizes, with monthly mortgage production volumes ranging from $10 million to $5 billion a month. Last year, the company set a new internal trade volume record, trading more than $202 billion on behalf of its full-service clients and experienced a marked increase in its client base, including more than 50% growth in the credit union space. ANCHOR LOANS ADDS TWO EXECS Anchor Loans, a provider of financing to real estate investors and entrepreneurs, has announced that Andrew Jewett and Tracey Williams have be promoted to new roles as Chief Strategy Officer and Manager of Corporate Planning, respectively. Jewett, who has more than 16 years of experience Movers & Shakers

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