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32 Former First Franklin CEO Tapped by Private Money Lender WDB Funding, LLC, announced the appointment of Andrew Pollock as the firm's president and CEO. Pollock brings 25 years' experience heading large-scale lending operations to his new role, where he is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership, managing operations, and executing the strategic direction of the company. AIM Your Way Expands Executive Management Team Allen, Texas-based national field services company AIM Your Way/America's InfoMart, Inc., welcomed two industry veterans to its executive management team. Anthony Golden has been named president and Todd Pawlinski was brought on as EVP of operations. Golden served as president of AIM's software provider, Calbren Enterprises, since December 2012. Prior to that, he held executive leadership positions in the field services industry. Golden brings 30 years experience in the servicing industry to his position at AIM. Pawlinski has 29 years of servicing operations experience, including REO asset management and REO disposition. He was most recently with the National Community Stabilization Trust, a national housing nonprofit, where he helped combat the effects of foreclosure and abandonment on neighborhoods throughout the United States. Compass Real Estate Services Welcomes New EVP Compass Real Estate Services, a subsidiary of Compass Property Services, announced the appointment of industry veteran J. Glenn Hollis as EVP and regional manager. Hollis will be instrumental in identifying market opportunities and trends, and creating value for its agents and clients in both the commercial and residential markets. Matt Martin Real Estate Management Names New COO Matt Martin Real Estate Management LLC (MMREM) welcomed Jo Ann Kruse as COO of MMREM and its subsidiaries. Kruse brings three decades of experience to her new post, coming to MMREM from her most recent position at the Impac Companies in California, where she served in several senior positions over the past six years. NewOak Welcomes Original Exec Back as Head of Business Development NewOak announced the appointment of Neil McPherson as head of business development. McPherson, who was part of the original business development team when NewOak launched in 2008, returns to the firm with responsibility for coordinating NewOak's client development efforts across all its business lines. Genworth Names New Chief Risk Officer Genworth Financial, Inc announced the hiring of Lori M. Evangel as EVP and chief risk officer. Evangel joins Genworth from Aflac, where she served as managing director and chief risk officer for global developments, positions that involved her working to develop the company's investment division risk management function. Prior to that, she was SVP and enterprise risk officer for MetLife. Interactive Mortgage Advisors Opens Dallas Office Interactive Mortgage Advisors (IMA), a firm focused on the valuation and trading of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), opened a new Dallas office. Managing the new location is John Sayre, a mortgage industry veteran 25 years. Sayre will work with banks, credit unions, and mortgage banks on the purchase and sale of MSRs for both bulk transactions and strategic flow arrangements. Trulia VP Joins RESO Board of Directors Trulia announced its own VP of industry services, Alon Chaver, joined RESO's board of directors. "I'm very pleased to be joining the RESO board, and look forward to getting started," Chaver said. "By participating in the creation of data standards, Trulia will be able to leverage its position as a technology partner to the industry and provide unique insights and drive more value to our . . . partners." ValuTrac Appoints VP of Sales ValuTrac, a software solutions company catering to the appraisal management and mortgage lending industry, hired Hank Pruett as VP of sales. Pruett has nearly 25 years of experience in appraisal management. In addition, he has headed up the nationwide expansion of a leading appraisal management company with a primary focus on REO, origination, and forensic appraisal. MOVERS & SHAKERS KEEP UP WITH WHO'S DOING WHAT AND WHO WENT WHERE Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. November Indices Show 'Best' Performance in Years: Shiller Despite experiencing a slight downturn—the first monthly decline in a year—home prices still turned in a strong performance this past November, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. On a monthly basis, both the 10- and 20-city composite indices saw a 0.1 percent decrease in November, marking the first decline since November 2012 and breaking a nine-month streak of increases. Nine of the 20 cities tracked in the indices posted positive monthly changes, while another nine reported declines. Two— Minneapolis and San Diego— were flat for the month. Dallas, which saw a drop in prices in October, recovered to set a new index high, S&P Dow Jones Indices reports. Denver, which was climbing to new records only a few months ago, ended November 0.6 percent off its peak. Even with national prices down month-over-month, "November was a good month for home prices," said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Despite the slight decline, the 10-city and 20-city composites showed their best November performance since 2005," Blitzer said. "Prices typically weaken as we move closer to the winter. Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix stand out, as they have posted 20 or more consecutive monthly gains." On a yearly basis, the 10- and 20-city composites were up 13.8 percent and 13.7 percent, respectively. e increases fell in line with the consensus forecast as reported by Bloomberg. Again, Dallas outperformed with an annual return of 9.9 percent—the highest since its inception in 2000. Also standing out was Chicago, which posted an increase of 11 percent, its highest since 1988.

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