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24 transformation initiatives. Curl will lead the Xome enterprisewide technology team and initiatives to create and source transformative technology solutions that will continue to build upon the company's strong foundation. "We are thrilled to have James join the Xome team to continue growing our technology platforms and better serve both our customers and team members," said Mike Rawls, CEO of Xome. "We are confident his wealth of experience and proven track record of leading teams will strengthen our technology solutions and further our culture of innovation." Prior to joining Xome, Curl served as VP of Enterprise and Emerging Technology at T-Mobile, where he led cross-functional teams of product managers and engineers to deliver market shaping technology products including T-Mobile's consumer home internet. Curl also led the technology shared service functions at T-Mobile, including enterprise architecture, portfolio management, and solution delivery. Prior to his time at T-Mobile, Curl worked at Deloitte Consulting in the technology strategy and architecture service area, where he led major technology implementations for clients. Curl holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Texas A&M University. "I am excited to join Xome's tech-forward and digitally focused team, and I look forward to supporting the company's best-in-class auction platform as we continue to propel Xome to the forefront of the industry," Curl said. JODI BELL TO LEAD SALES FOR SINGLESOURCE SingleSource Property Solutions, a provider of residential property services, has hired Jodi Bell as VP of National Sales. She will expand the company's efforts to help home lenders, mortgage holders, and residential servicers increase efficiency and reduce costs through the optimal use of effective valuations, title and settlement services, property preservation, real estate-owned (REO) asset management, and document management services. "In addition to her excellent business development experience, Jodi is well connected and brings a wealth of product development experience and positive energy to our organization," SingleSource CEO Brian Cullen said. "We're excited to have her on board and look forward to benefitting from her powerful ability to collaborate with other people and companies for the good of our clients." Bell has more than 25 years in the mortgage servicing space, has held executive positions at several companies, including VP of Business Development at ServiceLink, WFG National Title Insurance Company, and e National Firm. "SingleSource and I have a shared vision about creating strong relationships with our customers," Bell said. "is is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, leading provider of mortgage services, and I'm excited to help mortgage companies get the help they need to successfully transition to the current market." Founded in 2000, SingleSource offers nationwide solutions in valuations, title and settlement, property preservation, REO asset management, and document management, supporting a broad cross-section of clients in the financial services industry, including servicers, originators, banks, credit unions, investment banks, and hedge funds. e company has completed more than five million home valuations, facilitated in excess of $4 billion in REO sales, and currently supports 40,000 closings a year and 250,000 field services units annually. BLACKFIN GROUP RECRUITS MICHAEL HARRIS AND RICK GRANT BlackFin Group, a management consulting firm serving the banking and mortgage industries, has announced that Michael Harris will join the company as Managing Director, Partner–Mortgage Servicing Practice. BlackFin also named veteran journalist and communications consultant Rick Grant Chair of its innovation-focused think tank, the Innovation Leadership Cohort (ILC). Harris initially stepped in as a loaned executive from Jennick Asset Management to complete some policies & procedures development. Going forward, Harris will build out the mortgage servicing practice at BlackFin, offering critical strategies, frameworks, and services that will help servicers reduce costs and increase revenues. "Michael joins us with an absolutely impressive resume, knowledge set, and network that together make him a very valuable addition to the team," said Keith Kemph, President and CEO of BlackFin Group. "Michael and I agree that there is and will continue to be a driving need for mortgage servicers to prioritize strategy, operations, compliance, policies and procedures, process improvement, and system optimization. BlackFin Group will look forward to the continued opportunity to help mortgage servicers navigate these and other challenges. Michael will lead our efforts to support this industry." Harris has more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive in the mortgage servicing and outsourced corporate services industries. Prior to BlackFin, Harris founded Jennick Asset Management, a firm he still serves as President & CEO. Previously, he was President of Exceleras, a provider of REO disposition software; President of Carrington Property Services; and President of Stewart Asset Recovery. He has led default servicing, asset management, and technology companies and has proven leadership skills and a track record of managing superior operational performance while maintaining innovative growth, productivity, and quality. Grant has been writing about the industry since 1997 and is a frequent conference speaker and facilitator. BlackFin's ILC is composed of notable industry leaders from regional, state, and community—banks, credit unions and independent lenders, and the technology and settlement services firms that support them. e group was first assembled in 2020 and is made up of more than 30 industry executives who come together quarterly to discuss the current state of the industry and work together to solve industry problems. "Rick is the perfect choice for taking the ILC to the next level," Kemph said. "e ILC was an experiment we hoped would shed light on current industry challenges, and it's working. With Rick at the helm, we can truly leverage the power in this executive think tank to impact the industry." e ink Tank has already released one Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com.