Maximum Value Group
www.maximumvaluegroup.com
Maximum Value Group is a Santa Barbara, California based consulting and advocacy firm assisting clients to maximize the value of their firms. MVG represents shareholders, boards, and management, as well as others who have stakeholder interests.
Area of focus:
LPS, Mortgage, Real Estate Finance, Subprime, Valuation
Leading Experts at Maximum Value Group(?)
Total Experts: 2
Brian HershkowitzChief Executive Officer
Brian F. Hershkowitz is the Chief Executive Officer of Maximum Value Group, a consulting firm. Prior to starting his own practice in Dec 2006, he was an EVP at Fidelity National Information Services and the President of its mortgage and information services division. As President of FIS from June 2001...
Gregory SampPrincipal
Gregory Samp retired from Lender Processing Services (LPS/FIS)and is currently serving as a Principal with a consulting firm, Maximum Value Group. He has spent thirty years overseeing virtually every Mortgage Banking operational function including loan production, servicing, secondary, risk management,...
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by Leading Experts at Maximum Value Group(?)
Top 5 Recent NewsThis is an important article because it is detailing the possible exit from the mortgage business of another player that only dealt minorly in the subprime world, if at all. One of the considerations not discussed in the article is the effect of the potential Economic Stimulus Plan specifically on conduits such as ResCap RFC.
Fannie Mae announced on December 5, 2007 that down payment requirements will be increased by 5 percentage points over the previously allowed minimum down payment in areas identified as declining. While Fannie’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) will generate a message on loan casefiles when it appears that the property is in an area of declining home prices, Fannie also “strongly encourages” lenders...
This article is illustrating finger pointing looking for a villain, instead of "post-mortem" to find a hero. What the industry needs is a clear plan for rebuilding the subprime securitization market. In my opinion, a great part of that will be tied to the outsourced due diligence function, and the value those in that area add to the process. One of the leading players in the...
The Economic Stimulus Act, approved today, will go along way towards its name, and stimulate the economy. Questions of how much money, too whom, and what may have been sacrified in the cross-party negotiation will remain unanswered, but one thing is clear. Congress has delivered a very potent set of stimulus to the mortgage markets. By increasing the loan insuring (FHA) or purchasing...
This article is a very good brief about the RiskMetrics IPO, but doesn't attempt to broadly touch the many areas that are set to shine from recent events in the subprime mortgage market.
GLG Study Groups Relevent to Leading Experts at Maximum Value Group(?)
| Top 5 Study Groups | Members |
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| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1149 |
| Check Processing Experts | 564 |
| Sub-Prime Lending Experts | 561 |
| Core Bank Processing Experts | 410 |
| Credit Bureau Experts | 349 |
Events Hosted by Leading Experts at Maximum Value Group(?)
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