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Neil Spagna is a founding member of Shelving Rock and is responsible for overall whole loan and REO portfolio acquisition and management activities. Neil has specialized in the due diligence, analysis, pricing, and management of performing, sub-performing, and non-performing loans and REO properties since 1993. Prior to Shelving Rock,, he was a Director in the Mortgage Finance Group at Nomura Credit and Capital, Inc. and was a ten year member of the executive management team at Clayton Holdings, Inc. where he ran the Residential and Consumer Due Diligence businesses. Neil has also held management positions at both Kidder Peabody and Beneficial Mortgage. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida and a former officer in the Air Force Reserve.

Mike currently manages Nationstar’s “partnerplus” origination division which is uniquely integrated with internal and external servicing partners to maximize liquidation and loss-mitigation strategies for specific loans pools. His division is an industry leader in developing customized refinance campaigns and maximizing net execution for asset owners. Since 2007, Mike has facilitated strategic alliances with over thirty banks, hedge funds, and other mortgage servicing companies as related to whole loan liquidation and related activities. Refinance analytics are an essential component in determining an approach to npls as a buyer or seller. Mike’s team is experienced in providing assistance for transactional refinance analytics that are strongly integrated with a servicer’s loss-mitigation waterfall. Nationstar is the top national FHA Short-Refi and Hope for Homeowners lender. Mike graduated from the University of South Florida.

Bart Vincent is the Senior Vice President of Short Sales at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, located in San Antonio, Texas. In his role, Vincent is directly responsible for managing all Short Sale and Deed-in-Lieu activities for the servicing channel. Vincent, a 24-year veteran of the mortgage industry, joined Wells Fargo in 2010. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he was the Chief Financial Officer at OneWest Bank Mortgage Servicing and previously held senior management positions with Washington Mutual, Home Side Lending and Banc Plus Mortgage. Vincent has managed Finance, Accounting, Audit, Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investor Relations, Management Reporting, Default Management, Investor Accounting, and Servicing Operations. Vincent is a licensed CPA and past president of the National Investor Relations Institute. He also is active in the community; having volunteered with the United Way, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, and as both a youth soccer and basketball coach.Vincent is a graduate of Howard Payne University where he received a B.B.A. in Accounting.

Jason has been in the mortgage banking industry for the last 12 years. Jason is responsible for leading Freddie Mac’s efforts in short sales, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure sale bidding and mediation programs. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Jason worked for Saxon Mortgage in Ft Worth, TX where he was responsible for managing teams in short sales, home retention, mediation and litigation. Jason also worked at The Associates and CitiMortgage in Dallas, TX and was responsible for various roles in loss mitigation. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

Michael S. Waldron is the Chief Compliance Officer of Bayview Loan Servicing where�he is responsible for the Compliance and Oversight Department�s management,�leadership and direction as well as the company�s overall compliance strategy.Prior to joining Bayview, Michael was Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr�s nationally recognized�Mortgage Banking Group. With almost 20 years servicing the industry in a wide variety�of legal and compliance-related functions, Michael is known for his ability to navigate�the regulatory landscape and build relationships that add value to those with whom he works.Michael received his law degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC, and his undergraduate degree in Government and Law and English from Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

Mr. McDermott is a founding principal and the VP of Business Development at Fay Financial, special servicer of residential whole loans. He is responsible for marketing and management of strategic partnerships with alternative investors and banking institutions. Mr. McDermott has capital markets experience in both mortgage-backed security and equity markets and has spent the majority of his career in institutional sales at UBS and Stifel Nicolaus. There he developed and managed research and trading relationships with some of the largest hedge funds, mutual funds, and pension funds in the U.S. He received his MBA in Finance, Marketing and Accounting from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and his undergraduate degree in Finance from Georgetown University.