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MortgagePoint » Your Trusted Source for Mortgage Banking and Servicing News 2 February 2024 F R O M T H E E D I T O R A LOOK AT THE INDUSTRY'S LEGAL PROFESSIONALS T he Black Book is a longstanding tradition here at Five Star's publications. Designed to spotlight the challenges and accomplishments of our industry's financial services attorney professionals, the Black Book was an annual tradition in our forerunner publication, DS News. And now, for the first year ever, we're proud to carry that tradition over into MortgagePoint magazine. As we have in years past, with this year's Black Book we're bringing you an array of features focused on various aspects of the legal industry as it serves the mortgage sector. Our photo and text listings spotlight firms throughout the country, providing contact information, history, and areas of expertise for each. That's followed by our Women of Law profiles, which provide a deeper dive into some of the industry's exceptional female legal professionals, in the form of short profiles about their careers, experiences, and aspirations. We are also continuing our tradition of bringing an array of feature articles focused on current/recent cases and precedents that impact mortgage servicing and that should be on your radar. This year's article lineup includes: » "Bankruptcy Debtors Might Improperly Claim Homestead Exemptions" by JaVonne Phillips Boyer, Partner at McCarthy & Holthus, LLP » "The End to Free House Decisions" by Reneau J. Longoria, Esq., Managing Member of Doonan, Graves & Longoria, LLC » "Michigan Manufactured Home Title and Affixture" by Erica Nichols, Compliance Attorney at Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. » "Who Picks Up the Tab?" by Jason C. Tatman, Esq., President of The Law Offices of Jason C. Tatman Not even our annual legal issue can be all about the law, however. We've also included two other exclusive features, because who doesn't love a little variety? » "3 Steps for Lenders to Build a Generative AI Strategy" by Tim Von Kaenel, Chief Strategy Officer at CI&T » "Assessing Home Equity: How Lenders Can Navigate HELOC Approvals with Data" by Joel Rickman, SVP of Verification Services at Equifax You'll find all this and more in the pages beyond. Welcome to the February 2024 edition of MortgagePoint. David Wharton Editor-in-Chief Magazine EDITOR-IN-CHIEF David Wharton ART DIRECTOR Jason Stone MANAGING DIGITAL EDITOR Eric C. Peck REPORTERS Kyle G. Horst Demetria Lester MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTORS JaVonne Phillips Boyer, Reneau J. Longoria, Erica Nichols, Joel Rickman, Jason C. Tatman, Tim Von Kaenel COPY EDITOR Brandy Scott ADVERTISING 214.525.6700 EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Daren Blomquist, VP of Market Economics, Auction.com Benjamin Gottheim, Director, Mortgage Servicing Policy, Freddie Mac Kevin Bowen, Head of Home Lending Product & Innovation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Michael Keaton, SVP, Default Subservicing, Ocwen Jane Larkin, VP, Default Servicing, Colonial Savings Michael Merritt, SVP, Mortgage Default Servicing, BOK Financial Candace Russell, VP of Post-Sale Activities, Default Servicing, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Bryan Bolton, Chief Administrative Officer and SVP- Mortgage and Consumer Servicing, U.S. Bank Jacob Williamson, SVP Single-Family Collateral Risk Management, Fannie Mae Kim Yowell, EVP of Servicing, Fairway Independent Mortgage Servicing EXECUTIVE ADVISOR Michael S. Waldron CORPORATE OFFICERS PRESIDENT & CFO Jonathan Hughes ART DIRECTION Jordan Funderburk, Jason Stone No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. © 2024 Five Star Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved This publication is intended to provide accurate, authoritative, and detailed information in regard to the subject matter covered. All written materials are disseminated with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal advice or other professional services. Under no circumstance should the information contained herein be relied upon as legal advice as it is designed to be a source of information only. MortgagePoint strongly encourages the use of qualified attorneys or other qualified experts with regard to the subject matter covered. MortgagePoint does not guarantee the accuracy of the information and is not liable for any damages, losses, or other detriment that may result from the use of these materials.