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Safeguard Properties Teams with Brandon Kirkham

Safeguard Properties Teams with Brandon Kirkham to Launch Compliance Connections

Plano, TX ? January 20, 2011 ? Safeguard Properties and default servicing industry veteran Brandon Kirkham today announced the launch of Compliance Connections.? The newly formed company, a partnership with Safeguard Properties, helps relevant parties comply with civil code requirements by connecting them through a case management platform that provides end to end solvency for code violations.

Kirkham will hold the position of president with Compliance Connections.

Compliance Connections offers a single web-based portal where servicers can connect directly with municipalities across the country to address code enforcement issues quickly and efficiently. Code violation notices are electronically delivered to the servicer, which substantially reduces notification delays associated with certified mail and property posting, saving time and money and preserving the value of real estate assets and the communities in which they are located.

The Compliance Connections platform provides loan servicers, code enforcement officers and others involved in the code violation process a secure workflow management system to track violations. The central, Web-based location offers code enforcement officers the ability to communicate, upload documents, manage tasks and review the status of a code violation.

“The response we have received so far from code enforcement officers and servicers has been fantastic.? Compliance Connections vastly improves the ability of servicers and municipalities to handle growing volumes of properties.? It offers an easier, more efficient way to delivering code violations and manage the communication and workflow to abate them more quickly,? said Kirkham.

The servicing platform utilizes .Net technology and leverages the power of multiple databases to quickly match the servicer with the code violation. The system automatically notifies the specific servicer contact having the authority and ability to resolve the code violation.? Servicers no longer have to wait for mailed violations to be routed through their organizations.

?In my 18 years of default servicing and REO management, code compliance has always been the greatest challenge,? said Kirkham.? ?Safeguard Properties is the ideal partner for this venture because of its industry leadership and collaboration to uphold property values and protect and preserve neighborhoods.?

Alan Jaffa, Safeguard CEO added, ?Safeguard?s founder and chairman Robert Klein has been an industry leader to find solutions to the challenges of code enforcement and compliance.? Safeguard is excited to enter into the Compliance Connections partnership with Brandon.? His extensive default management and REO servicing experience, coupled with his ability to deploy technology-assisted solutions will assure that Compliance Connections makes a positive difference in communities across the country.?

About Compliance Connections

Compliance Connections, headquartered in Plano, Texas, provides technology assisted solutions and fulfillment services in the areas of code violation and compliance. Web site:? www.complianceconnections.com.

About Safeguard

Safeguard Properties, headquartered in Valley View, Ohio, is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the U.S.? Founded in 1990, the company inspects and maintains defaulted and foreclosed properties for banks, mortgage service companies, investors and other financial institutions.? The company employs approximately 825 people, plus a network of more than 10,000 contractors throughout the country. Web site: www.safeguardproperties.com.


Media contacts:?

Brandon Kirkham, president, Compliance Connections, 972-212-7223, bkirkham@complianceconnections.com.

Diane Roman Fusco, director of public relations, Safeguard Properties, 800-852-8306, ext. 1213, diane.fusco@s.safeguardproperties.com.

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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