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4 62 16 66 22 64 This Month FROM OUR DESK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DS JOURNAL To Buy or Not to Buy, at is the Question; e Real Estate Investors of Today and Tomorrow; Fitch: Market Dictates Varied Staffing Levels Among Servicers; Eleventh Circuit Court Stops "Abuse of the Bankruptcy Process"; Fate of Swing States in 2017 May Come Down to Housing Market; e Housing Industry's Response When Disaster Strikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FIVE MINUTES WITH JASON ALLNUT . .16 THE BEST IN PROPERTY PRESERVATION . . . . . . . . . .35 STATE OF AFFAIRS Impactful local market information at your fingertips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 COVER STORY RESHAPING A CULTURE An Exclusive Interview with New Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan on Rebuilding Trust and the Future of eir Mortgage Business . . . . . . . . . . .64 By Kendall Baer INDUSTRY INSIGHT FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER How to Ensure Success in ird-Party Vendor Recruitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 By Tim Rath THE FUTURE IS NOW Integrating Technology into Vendor Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 By Chuck Sockol DRIVING DECISION MAKING Tech-Powered Loss Mitigation for Troubled Homeowners. . . . . . . . . . . . .72 By George Fitzgerald N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 6 C o n t e n t s D S N E W S . C O M RESHAPING A CULTURE Contributors KENDALL BAER is a Baylor University graduate with a degree in news editorial journalism and a minor in marketing. She is fluent in both English and Italian, and studied abroad in Florence, Italy. Apart from her work as a journalist, she has also managed professional associations such as Association of Corporate Counsel, Commercial Real Estate Women, American Immigration Lawyers Association, and Project Management Institute for Association Management Consultants in Houston, TX. Born and raised in Texas, Baer now works as the online editor for DS News. TIM RATH is the director of supply chain and vendor management for Safeguard Properties, the largest mortgage field services company in the U.S. He can be reached at timothy.rath@safeguardproperties.com. CHUCK SOCKOL joined Aspen Grove Solutions in 2014 and is primarily focused on supply chain vendor management and risk technology solutions. Delivery is achieved through Aspen iRecord®, and/or Aspen iRecord® and Aspen iProperty® combined, supplemented with Aspen iLearn®, our on- line learning tool, and Aspen iMobile® that drives proof of service controls. Aspen Grove Solutions is a leading provider of property related technology solutions to the mortgage industry through its Aspen iFamily® suite of products. Visit www.aspengrovesolutions.com or contact at sales@aspengrovesolutions.com. GEORGE FITZGERALD serves as Executive Vice President of Solutions Management for Servicing Technologies, a division of Black Knight Financial Services. Fitzgerald has been with Black Knight Financial Services for 20 years and has 27 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry. Prior to his current position, he served as Senior Vice President of Product Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Support, Vice President of Professional Services and Senior Business Analyst for Mortgage Product Development. Join the Conversation Do you have a suggestion, story idea, or feedback you'd like to share with DS News readers? Help shape our next issue and e-mail Editor@DSNews.com.

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