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MortgagePoint » Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 16 November 2023 M O V E R S & S H A K E R S "I'm energized by the opportunity to work with Rich and the rest of the executive team on the future they've envisioned for Dark Matter's origination technology and for the industry at large," Durflinger said. "I'm also looking for- ward to working closely with customers, which I think is key to understanding their struggles and giving them unprece- dented performance and value." Durflinger holds a Product Manage- ment Certification from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned the designation of Accredited Mortgage Professional from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). She was recently named to the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Industry Standards Main- tenance Organization (MISMO), a wholly owned subsidiary of the MBA responsible for developing standards for exchanging information and conducting business in the U.S. mortgage finance industry. In mid-September, Dark Matter Technologies LLC, formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies LLC, was rebranded after it was acquired into the Perseus Operating Group (Perseus) of Constellation Software Inc. (Con- stellation). According to Gagliano, the organization is on a mission to revolu- tionize the mortgage origination business by supporting, growing, and aggressively innovating new and existing products including the popular AIVA artificial in- telligence (AI) solution, and the Empow- er Loan Origination Platform. DANYA SAWYER NAMED IN- TERIM CEO OF ALTISOURCE ASSET MANAGEMENT Altisource Asset Management Corporation (AAMC) has announced the resignation of its CEO Jason A. Kopcak. Danya Sawyer, COO of Altisource's Alternative Lending Group, has been tapped to serve as Interim CEO of AAMC. "We remain committed to the mortgage space," Altisource Chairman of the Board Ricardo Byrd said. "As the Board considers potential replacements, we have appointed Danya Sawyer, Chief Operating Officer of Alternative Lending Group, the company's principal operat- ing subsidiary, to serve as Interim CEO of AAMC." As COO of Altisource's Alternative Lending Group, Sawyer helped build and oversee operations across all product lines to support the Alternative Lending Group's growing market share. She led the company in helping real estate inves- tors and developers by providing a more modern, equitable, and helpful path to capital than traditional lenders. As Interim CEO of AAMC, Sawyer brings more than 20 years of successful strategic leadership within operations, capital markets, product management, and compliance across multiple origina- tion channels. Prior to joining Altisource, Sawyer served as SVP, Client Solutions at Con- solidated Analytics, overseeing originator assessments and enterprise-wide due dil- igence on behalf of institutional investors offering warehouse financing solutions, whole loan acquisitions, and securitiza- tion options within agency, nonagency, non-QM, and business purpose lending. Sawyer also spent time at Countrywide, initially operating in various pricing and operational roles before developing a de novo broker to banker channel. After growing that channel to a run rate of more than $1 billion in monthly produc- tion, she was promoted to various senior management positions at Countrywide/ Bank of America. In 2014, Sawyer was named one of the industry's top mortgage professionals under the age of 35 by The M Report, and she earned her degree in international economics from UC Berkeley, where she was selected as an NCAA Academic All-American. PLUNK TAPS JOE DAHLEEN AS ADVISOR Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytics platform Plunk has an- nounced the appointment of 30-year industry veteran Joe Dahleen as an Advisor to the company's Mortgage Lending Division. "With Joe's unparalleled expertise and guidance, Plunk is poised to unlock new lending solutions through AI-pow- ered home valuation, risk assessment, and remodeling analytics," said David Bluhm, Plunk Co-Founder and President. "For example, a Home Renovation Loan powered by Plunk Remodel Value will become an important consumer option as homes in America continue to age and homeowners choose to stay in their homes longer." As a seasoned mortgage lending pro- fessional at Elevation Home Loans, First- Close, MortgageHippo, Primary Capital Mortgage, Talis Lending, Taxdoor, and as an Advisor to Zillow's Mortgage Market- place, Dahleen has worked on second- ary marketing, loan production and quality control procedures—including automated origination and compliance, e-signatures and e-vendor management, preemptive quality control and post-clos- ing management. He also has experience in appraisal management portals, digital vaulting, private label, and cloud-based business models. "Access to accurate, real-time analyt- ics helps us serve our customers faster and Plunk is at the forefront of providing what real estate needs right now," said Jeremy Foster, Calque Founder and CEO. Calque announced its partnership with Plunk earlier this year, after launching a new program called The Trade-In Mort- gage, which enables homeowners to use the equity in their current homes to buy their next home. Dallas, Texas-based Xome, indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Mr. Cooper Group Inc., recently announced a part- nership with Plunk to offer property in- vestors AI-driven home remodel analysis. Through the agreement with Plunk, real

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