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56 SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL SECTION Risk Management/Due Diligence STEWART LENDER SERVICES KEY PERSONNEL Jason Nadeau Group President Mortgage and Title Services Scott Gillen EVP, Originations and Servicing Bill Sullivan EVP, Business Development GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE United States Business Lines, Services, and Products Stewart Lender Services is a nationwide provider of mortgage loan advisory services, due diligence, quality control, servicing quality control, and risk assessments for mortgage lenders, servicers and investors. They offer custom solutions that address specific needs that includes Collateral Valuation, Origination and Servicing Quality Control, Origination and Servicing Support Solutions, and Origination and Default Title Solutions. CORPORATE DETAILS: 9700 Bissonnet, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77036 | 800.577.6674 | lenderservices@ stewart.com | stewart.com/lender-services COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Stewart Lender Services (SLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Title Company, is a nationwide provider of centralized origination title, valuation, loss mitigation/default resolution, default title, REO asset solutions, quality control, and due diligence for mortgage lenders, servicers, and capital markets. With more than a century of experience matched with the industry's leading technologies, SLS helps lenders, servicers, investment banks and law firms meet the rapidly-changing demands of today's market. SLS has the financial strength, industry knowledge, and proven flexibility to perform throughout the lifecycle of a loan. More information can be found at stewart.com/lender-services. Stewart is a leading provider of real estate services, including global residential and commercial title insur- ance, escrow and settlement services, lender services, underwriting, specialty insurance, and other solutions that facilitate successful real estate transactions. Stewart offers personalized service, industry expertise, and cus- tomized solutions for virtually any type of real estate trans- action through Stewart's direct operations, network of ap- proved agencies, and other companies within the Stewart family. Through a focus on integrity, smart growth, and disciplined, conservative management, Stewart remains committed to serving their customers, innovating, and improving to meet their needs in an ever-changing market. COMPANY HISTORY » Stewart Title Company began in Galveston, Texas, in 1893. » 1970 - The holding company Stewart Information Services Corporation (SISCO) forms, setting the stage to expand Stewart's operations into the broader arena of real estate information » 1972 - SISCO becomes a publicly-traded stock on the NASDAQ exchange. » 1994 - Stewart Information Services Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol STC. » 2006 - Stewart achieves $1.4 billion in assets and $44.11 book value per share, the highest in the company's history. The company is listed on FORTUNE magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies," at number four on the "Mortgage Services" industry list. » 2012 - Forbes recognizes Stewart as one of its "Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies" in America, based on an independent audit of over 8,000 companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. » 2013 - Stewart enters capital markets space; acquired key assets of Allonhill, LLC. » 2014 - Stewart acquires the quality control firm Wetzel Trott, Landsafe Title, and DataQuick Lending Solutions (collateral valuation, settlement services and title and closing business) KEY FEATURES/BENEFITS Due Diligence Stewart's powerful and agile Due Diligence System (DDS) supports the full spectrum of buyer, originator, and seller due diligence for new originations and seasoned loan reviews, including regulatory compliance assessment, valuation review and reconciliation, servicing assess- ment, portfolio oversight, and cash-flow reconciliation. Stewart has developed a robust infrastructure and quality assurance process that meets or exceeds every major rating agency's requirements and established underwrit- ing guidelines. Stewart's DDS system in combination with their processes accurately guides analysts through all aspects of customer-tailored loan reviews. Loan File Review (LFR) Loan File Review addresses the requirements of a variety of clients whose needs depend on detailed analytics regarding mortgage loan files to understand their under- writing, collateral, legal compliance and performance his- tory. Clients enlist Stewart's support for Quality Control (QC), Due Diligence, and Transactional related work. They perform QC on large portfolios, both for servicing and for originations. They perform ongoing loan level QC in compliance with GSE standards as well as support loan file reviews for loan acquisitions, and conduct due diligence on loan pools when they are traded. Servicer Performance Management (SPM) Stewart's SPM system provides servicer portfolio and data management. Data feeds from multiple servicers can be consumed, analyzed, and standardized into a consistent format, including support for servicing trans- fers. The system identifies discrepancies when the data is loaded. Designed to mitigate risk on loan portfolios, SPM tracks servicer performance within all areas of servicing, identifies trends and targets high-risk populations.