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27 » VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM HLP ANNOUNCES NEW ADDITION TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HLP, a collaborative created in 2009 that engages the key stakeholders who work with families on homeownership—nonprofit counselors, advocates, mortgage lenders, servicers and investors, attorneys, and government agencies, announced in October that former HLP CEO and Founder Larry Gilmore has been elected to the company's board of directors. Gilmore currently serves as VP of National Community Lending for HSBC, where he manages the company's strategy to originate mortgage loans to underserved communities throughout America. "I am delighted to have Larry Gilmore join the HLP board of directors. Larry will make an immediate contribution to the board," said HLP's Board Chair, Faith Schwartz. "He will be effective in bringing new opportunities to the organization and offering a lender viewpoint on some key aspects of consumer lending and support." HOUSECANARY BRINGS ON NEW ADDITIONS HouseCanary announced the hiring of VP of Business Development and Financial Services Josh Seiff. Most recently, he acted as VP of Multifamily Capital Markets & Trading at Fannie Mae. Seiff will lead business development efforts in the financial services segment of the company and drive its strategic initiatives within the real estate capital markets ecosystem. His hiring will further HouseCanary's goal of bringing price transparency to the real estate market. "During his 13 years at Fannie Mae, Seiff traded municipal bonds, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, structured products, and derivatives, while also leading a variety of key technology and finance initiatives," HouseCanary's announcement stated. LOANSCORECARD HIRES NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL MARKETS LoanScorecard announced that Gerald Casey has joined the company as Managing Director, Capital Markets. In this position, Casey will be responsible for identifying and pursuing opportunities for LoanScorecard with originators, aggregators, and issuers of nonagency assets, as well as developing and executing strategies to maximize revenues of nonagency capital market participants and investors. He will report to Ben Wu, Executive Director of LoanScorecard. Casey brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry as a fixed-income, residential whole loan trading and technology professional to LoanScorecard with over $60 billion UPB of nonagency whole loans acquired and managed to-date. METRO-WEST APPOINTS VP OF APPRAISER ADVANCEMENT Independent appraisal firm Metro-West Appraisal Co. LLC announced the promotion of Michael Shores to VP of Appraiser Advancement. Shores brings years of professional experience to the role. Moving forward, he will be an ambassador to appraisers and Metro-West clients as he promotes best practices and opens up collaborative communication between lenders, appraisal management companies (AMC), and appraisers. "Having Michael Shores focused on strengthening the working relationships between our clients and our appraisers is a great benefit to not only our organization, but our clients will benefit as well," said Brandon Boudreau, COO of Metro-West. OPUS CMC ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR Opus Capital Markets Consultants, LLC, a risk management provider for mortgage and consumer lenders, servicers, and investors, announced in October its hiring of Bruce Legan, who will join Opus CMC as Managing Director of Business Development. In this role, Legan will oversee sales, marketing, client retention, and business development strategy at Opus CMC and Wipro's Mortgage Solutions unit. Prior to Opus CMC, Legan was President of Clayton Consulting Services, where he led teams of professionals that helped mortgage finance clients identify and manage risk, ensure compliance, and improve business processes. He also served as Senior Manager at Ernst and Young and Managing Director at MBIA. THE LEADER IN DEFAULT SERVICING NEWS Help shape the next issue of DS News. Drop us a line at Editor@DSNews.com.

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