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M R EP O RT | 13 MCROWD www.fics.com ™ | 972.458.8583 Coect Today! FICS ® , WWW.FICS.COM™, LOAN PRODUCER ® , COMMERCIAL SERVICER ® and MORTGAGE SERVICER ® names and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of FINANCIAL INDUSTRY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. Loan Origination Software Mortgage Servicing Software Commercial Servicing Software Your Mortgage Software Partner When you automate with FICS' loan origination and mortgage servicing software, you'll save money through a low initial investment, nominal monthly support and maintenance fee, paperless servicing or origination, real time processing, and enhanced productivity. Save Time and Money! recently served as CFO of Flagstar Bank's Mortgage Division where he oversaw financial statement preparation, budgeting, forecasting, regulatory reporting, risk management, and investor relations for a network of 88 retail locations and a wholesale network of approxi- mately 2,000 third-party mortgage originators. He also oversaw recordkeeping for $204 billion in home loans servicing and subservicing. Before this, he served as SVP at Citizens Bank and held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in finance, from the University of Connecticut, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Ramapo College of New Jersey. "Rob is a recognized industry leader with expertise in financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting, strategic growth planning, capital management, and capital markets," said Mark Jones, Co CEO and Co founder of Amerifirst Home Mortgage. "With Rob on board, we're confident our financial future will remain strong as we continue to expand our footprint and provide opportunities for individu- als and families to attain the American Dream of homeownership, many for the first time." SERVICE PROVIDER DAVID AACH Blue Sage Solutions, developers of the Blue Sage Digital Lending Platform, the mortgage industry's leading browser-based, end-to-end mortgage platform, announced that David Aach has joined the company as COO. In this role he will focus on increasing the company's relationships with industry partners, clients and prospects. Prior to Blue Sage, Aach led the sales and marketing team as EVP of Docutech, helping the company more than double its revenue and become an industry leader in its field. Before Docutech, Aach worked for 10 years at IBM Corp. as director and industry expert in its mortgage practice. He previously served as COO at Palisades Technology Partners, which was acquired by IBM in 2006. At Palisades, he worked with its founder and president, Carmine Cacciavillani, who later then founded Blue Sage Solutions. "We are extremely pleased to have David joining Blue Sage," said Cacciavillani, Blue Sage's president. "We plan to leverage his extensive knowledge of the industry to better meet the needs of our customers. We are confident the addition of David to our team will significantly impact our ongoing growth and success moving forward." "I am very excited to be back working with Carmine and with the Blue Sage team of professionals," Aach said. "Their expertise, industry experience, and innovative technologies will allow our clients to accelerate the growth of their business and reduce operating costs. I am looking forward to helping Blue Sage meet the market's growing demand for its products and services."