Council Members in this Study Group: 531
This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.
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Paul EqualePresident
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES ![]()
Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection...
FormerChief Risk & Credit Officer
Popular Financial Holdings, Inc ![]()
Robert Mochwart is a dynamic and strategy-minded leader. Until March 2008, he was the Chief Risk and Credit Officer for Popular Financial Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $44 billion financial holding company Popular, Inc. Popular is a diversified financial services provider with operations...
Raymond NatterPartner
Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. ![]()
Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),where...
Brian HershkowitzChief Executive Officer
Maximum Value Group![]()
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Brian F. Hershkowitz is Chief Executive Officer of Maximum Value Group, a consulting firm focused on providing advice to private equity and other market participants in the area of banking and mortgages. Prior to starting his own practice in Dec 2006, he was EVP at Fidelity National Information Services...
President & CEO
Default Mitigation Management ![]()
Joseph Smith is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Default Mitigation Management (DMM), an industry leader in mortgage workouts. DMM works with both borrower and the lender to resolve defaulted loans. The firm has worked or is working with the following lenders: US Bank, Kentucky Housing,...
Douglas RossbachPartner
Rossbach Consulting ![]()
Douglas Rossbach is Founding Partner of Rossbach Consulting, which advises investment companies, insurers and participants of the residential mortgage industry. He is also CEO of Hillhouse S.A., a real estate holding company. Prior to founding Rossbach Consulting, Mr. Rossbach held several positions...
Nicholas KrsnichPresident & Portfolio Manager
JMN Financial LLC ![]()
Nicholas Krsnich has 25 years of financial service experience concentrated in mortgage investment and risk management. Mr. Krsnich is President and Portfolio Manager of JMN Financial, which was formed in 2006 and has over $150 million in institutional funds under management and has consulted for some...
Anthony Catanach, Jr.Director
DI2 Associates, LLC![]()
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Anthony H. Catanach Jr., PhD, is a Professor in the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Villanova University School of Business. He also is a Director at DI2 Associates, a Pennsylvania based accounting and reporting consulting firm. Dr. Catanach has expertise in the areas of business risk management...
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More Under Armour Red Flags...
November 20, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
Stock Jocks Punish Under Armour's Mathletes | www.cnbc.com
Under Armour's most recent 10K contains a number of financial reporting "red flags" that reflect a cavalier attitude toward financial reporting transparency.
What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...
November 19, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com
Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair...
What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?
November 19, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
Systemic risk legislation threatens FASB’s independence | www.accountingweb.com
Debates about the causes of the recent financial crisis have yet to focus on the inability of financial institution independent auditors to provide adequate oversight over management’s valuations of financial instruments.
New Valuation Model Changes Everything
October 6, 2009
Test of Value Scout Validates Accuracy | www.dsnews.com
Value Creation Institute recently announced that its patented system for asset valuation, ValueScout, was found to be 98 percent accurate in prediction of loan default when tested with actual data. The test was conducted using loan servicing data with a previously known outcome. Anyone considering...
Lower Rates, While Great, Do Little For Jumbo Lending
October 1, 2009
Joseph Chatham, President, Chatham Mortgage Partners Inc.
Real Estate Outlook: Mortgage Rate Dip Impacts Housing | realtytimes.com
The Realty Times article reflects the positive effects of lower interest rates on mortgage originations and home purchases, but fails to note the failure of said rates to transcend the conforming/conventional markets into the jumbo markets. The implications of this failure are that many homeowners...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Sub-Prime Lending Experts | 590 |
| Retail Mortgage Origination Experts | 1228 |
| Mortgage Brokers | 1035 |
| Mortgage Servicing Experts | 219 |
| Structured Finance Experts | 382 |
| Council Members Knowledgeable on Mortgage Guaranty Insurance | 202 |
| Correspondent Mortgage Lending Experts | 158 |
Leading Experts in Subprime Mortgage Experts (US) Study Group have not participated in any upcoming seminars.
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