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Radian Guaranty, the mortgage insurance subsidiary of Radian
Group Inc., has announced that it has established the Servicer
Advocacy Group, a new program aimed at keeping more homeowners in
their homes.
Under the new program, Radian will lend its considerable
expertise in loan workouts and loss mitigation to mortgage
servicers, helping them craft creative and flexible solutions that
will help distressed homeowners remain in their homes.
"The number one goal of this program is to help keep more
homeowners in their homes, especially important during this
turbulent time," said Cam Melchiorre, senior vice president, loss
management for Radian Guaranty. "We will work closely with mortgage
servicers to make sure they have access to a wide range of products
and services that can help homeowners who are struggling. As a
mortgage insurer, we have a vested interest in keeping homeowners
in their homes. We also have sophisticated resources to assist with
workouts. By applying a structured regional approach to the unique
real estate needs of affected communities, we look forward to a
win-win-win solution that benefits homeowners as well as servicers
and Radian."
The Servicer Advocacy Group will be organized into three
regions: Western, Eastern and Central. Each region will be led by a
vice president of servicer advocacy. The Western region will be run
by Liz Johnson. The East region will be managed by Chris Wagner,
and Connie Childs will oversee the Central region. All three of the
VPs will report to Cam Melchiorre.
The regions will be supported by regional servicer advocacy
representatives. These representatives will work directly with
servicers to implement a custom-designed "Servicer Solution Set," a
set of loss mitigation tools designed to meet each servicer's
specific needs.
The "Servicer Solution Set" includes:
Radian FastAdvance: A default solution that provides quick,
partial claims advances. Servicers can use these advances to assist
distressed borrowers by modifying the terms of a loan or
structuring a customized repayment plan, for example.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley (CCCS-DV):
A partnership with one of the most highly regarded independent,
non-profit counseling services in the nation. Struggling borrowers
have access to comprehensive consumer credit education, counseling,
asset building and debt reduction programs. Radian covers all
counseling costs.
On-Site Loss Mitigation Representatives: Radian places loss
mitigation representatives directly in a servicer's office to
personally assist in reviewing borrower financial packages and
determine appropriate workout solutions.
Loss Management Sponsored Servicer Training: Radian provides a
servicer's employees with training on skills such as Loss
Mitigation, Negotiations and Workout Programs, helping servicers
become more familiar with tools that can help homeowners keep their
homes.
In addition, the Servicer Advocacy Group will work directly with
Radians corporately located loss mitigation specialists to source,
propose and close workout transactions, with an emphasis on
retention workouts.
"Radian's Servicer Advocacy Group is an important and bold
program that we believe will preserve home ownership for many
homeowners," said Melchiorre. "These trying times require creative
solutions, and we look forward to partnering with our servicer
clients on behalf of homeowners across the nation."
For more informaiton, visit www.radian.biz.
