SHELTON, Conn., Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton
Holdings LLC, a leading provider of loan due diligence,
surveillance, REO management and consulting services to the
mortgage industry, announced today that Jeff Tennyson, a seasoned executive who has held
top positions in both the single-family rental and mortgage
sectors, has joined the company as chief operating officer.
In this position, Tennyson will oversee all of Clayton's U.S.
business units including: Transaction Management, Consulting,
Surveillance, Commercial Due Diligence and Green River Capital. He
will report directly to Joe D'Urso, President of Clayton, and will
be based at the company's Tampa,
Fla. office.
Tennyson has more than 30 years of experience in the financial
services industry. Most recently, he was chief operating officer of
B2R Finance, L.P., a specialty finance company that provides
mortgage financing for owner/operators of single-family residential
rental properties. Prior to B2R, Tennyson was chairman and chief
executive officer of Strategic Lending Group and managing director
of Strategic Growth Bank. For 12 years, he was also chairman and
chief executive officer of EquiFirst Corporation, a national
non-agency mortgage lender and subsidiary of Barclays.
"Becoming part of a larger public company has presented Clayton
with a myriad of opportunities to provide the market and our
clients with new products and services and enhanced capabilities,"
said D'Urso. "I am confident that Jeff is the right person to take
our company to the next level and will help us create synergy among
the skills, technology, and processes that reside across all of our
operations."
Tennyson is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a business
degree from Harding University and an
MBA from Harvard Business School.
About Clayton Holdings LLC
Clayton Holdings LLC,
headquartered in Shelton,
Connecticut, provides information and services that
financial institutions, investors and government entities use to
evaluate, acquire, securitize, service and monitor loans and
asset-backed securities. Clayton offerings include risk-based
analytics, residential and commercial loan due diligence,
consulting, surveillance and staffing solutions. The company
provides customized REO asset management, BPOs and single family
rental services through its Green River Capital subsidiary. A
global reach in the financial services industry is provided by the
company's European subsidiary, Clayton EuroRisk. Clayton Holdings
LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN).
Additional information is available at www.clayton.com.
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