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National Property Preservation Conference Returned to Washington, D.C.

The National Property Preservation Conference (NPPC) returned to Washington, DC for the 19th year this past November.

22 Jan 2024

Michael Greenbaum Takes Over as Property Preservation Executive Forum Chair

Safeguard Properties COO Michael Greenbaum has been named Chair of the Five Star Property Preservation Executive Forum.

21 Nov 2023

Safeguard Properties COO Michael Greenbaum Featured in DS News

Safeguard COO Michael Greenbaum weighs in on current challenges facing the property preservation industry in the November 2022 issue of DS News.

23 Nov 2022

Women in Housing: Giving Back to the Community

Carrie Tackett, Director of Business Development at Safeguard Properties has been named a finalist for the 2022 Women in Housing Awards Corporate Social Responsibility Award.

8 Sep 2022

Carrie Tackett Named a Finalist for the 2022 Women in Housing Awards

Carrie Tackett, Director of Business Development at Safeguard Properties has been named a finalist for the 2022 Women in Housing Awards.

26 Aug 2022

Elizabeth Squires Discusses Industry Challenges Amid a Rise in Natural Disasters

Elizabeth Squires, AVP, Client Account Management at Safeguard Properties discusses how the industry has risen to the challenge of dealing with an increasing number of natural disasters.

13 Jun 2022

Elizabeth Squires Shares Insights on Technology, Compliance within the Industry

Elizabeth Squires, Director of Client Account Management at Safeguard Properties shares insights on technology and compliance within the property preservation industry.

2 Nov 2021

Safeguard Executives Featured in Panel Discussions at Five Star Conference

Members of the Safeguard executive team were featured as experts in multiple panel discussions at the 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo this past September.  The event held in Dallas, Texas focused on the mortgage industry’s most pressing topics, providing insight into property management, services, and compliance within the industry.

19 Sep 2021

Safeguard Outlines Key Areas for Protecting and Preserving Properties

The latest Five Star Institute Property Preservation Executive Forum newsletter featured an article from Safeguard Properties offering insight into three key areas of business mortgage field servicers providers should focus on to ensure that mortgage servicer portfolios remain secure and protected.

30 Jul 2021

Joe Iafigliola Talks Disaster Response for Mortgage Servicers

The July cover story of DS News discussed best disaster-planning practices for homeowners and the mortgage servicing industry. Featured are comments from Safeguard Properties CFO Joe Iafigliola.

6 Jul 2021

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CEO

Alan Jaffa

Alan Jaffa is the Chief Executive Officer for Safeguard Properties, steering the company as the mortgage field services industry leader. He also serves on the board of advisors for SCG Partners, a middle-market private equity fund focused on diversifying and expanding Safeguard Properties’ business model into complimentary markets.

Alan joined Safeguard in 1995, learning the business from the ground up. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in May 2010. His hands-on experience has given him unique insights as a leader to innovate, improve and strengthen Safeguard’s processes to assure that the company adheres to the highest standards of quality and customer service.

Under Alan’s leadership, Safeguard has grown significantly with strategies that have included new and expanded services, technology investments that deliver higher quality and greater efficiency to clients, and strategic acquisitions. He takes a team approach to process improvement, involving staff at all levels of the organization to address issues, brainstorm solutions, and identify new and better ways to serve clients.

In 2008, Alan was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business in its annual “40-Under-40” profile of young leaders. He also was named a NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award finalist in 2013.

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Esq., General Counsel and EVP

Linda Erkkila

Linda Erkkila is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Safeguard Properties, with oversight of legal, human resources, training, and compliance. Linda’s broad scope of oversight covers regulatory issues that impact Safeguard’s operations, risk mitigation, strategic planning, human resources and training initiatives, compliance, insurance, litigation and claims management, and counsel related to mergers, acquisition and joint ventures.

Linda assures that Safeguard’s strategic initiatives align with its resources, leverage opportunities across the company, and contemplate compliance mandates. She has practiced law for 25 years and her experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, covers a wide range of corporate matters, including regulatory disclosure, corporate governance compliance, risk assessment, compensation and benefits, litigation management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda earned her JD at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She holds a degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA. Linda was previously named as both a “Woman of Influence” by HousingWire and as a “Leading Lady” by MReport.

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COO

Michael Greenbaum

Michael Greenbaum is the Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard Properties, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company in July 2010. Initially brought on as Vice President of REO, Mike’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision quickly propelled him to Vice President of Operations in 2013, and ultimately to COO in 2015. Over his 14-year tenure at Safeguard, Mike has been instrumental in driving change and fostering innovation within the Property Preservation sector, consistently delivering excellence and becoming a trusted partner to clients and investors.

A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mike earned a degree in Quantitative Economics. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Branch, where he specialized in supply chain management. Before his tenure at Safeguard, Mike honed his expertise by managing global supply chains for 13 years, leveraging his military and civilian experience to lead with precision and efficacy.

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CFO

Joe Iafigliola

Joe Iafigliola is the Chief Financial Officer for Safeguard Properties. Joe is responsible for the Control, Quality Assurance, Business Development, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Security departments. At the core of his responsibilities is the drive to ensure that Safeguard’s focus remains rooted in Customer Service = Resolution. Through his executive leadership role, he actively supports SGPNOW.com, an on-demand service geared towards real estate and property management professionals as well as individual home owners in need of inspection and property preservation services. Joe is also an integral force behind Compliance Connections, a branch of Safeguard Properties that allows code enforcement professionals to report violations at properties that can then be addressed by the Safeguard vendor network. Compliance Connections also researches and shares vacant property ordinance information with Safeguard clients.

Joe has an MBA from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University’s Honors Accounting program.

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Business Development

Carrie Tackett

Business Development Safeguard Properties