The Slavic Village Recovery, LLC (SVR) officially kicked off recently with a volunteer event. SVR--a partnership involving efforts from private companies, nonprofit stakeholders, and the public sector--seeks to restore the Slavic Village community that was devastated by the foreclosure crisis.
Read More »Safeguard Properties Exec Earns ‘CIO of the Year’ Award
Crain's Cleveland Business recognized George Mehok, Safeguard Properties' Chief Information Officer, with the CIO of the Year award. Mehok received the award in the large private company category.
Read More »Safeguard Properties Brings More than 200 Jobs to Dallas Area
Safeguard Properties announced the addition of more than 200 jobs after opening a new facility in Richardson, Texas. The strategic expansion gives Safeguard a presence in the Dallas area, which the company says is a hub for the mortgage servicing industry.
Read More »Safeguard’s Diverse Vendors Complete Training Through Partnership
Safeguard Properties announced about 250 of the company's minority- and women-owned vendor businesses completed small business training through Partnership for Small Business Development (PSBD). PSBD is collaboration between Safeguard, Citi, and the Foundation for Small Business Development.
Read More »Safeguard Strengthens Leadership with Two Executive Hires
Safeguard Properties grew its leadership team with two executive appointments. Joe Iafigliola was hired for a newly created position, VP of vendor management, and Wendy Anderson joined the company's legal team as an attorney.
Read More »Safeguard Properties Holds 9th Annual Property Preservation Conference
Safeguard Properties held its ninth yearly National Property Preservation Conference this week. The conference specifically focuses on property preservation issues in the mortgage servicing industry. The two-day event featured Alfred Pollard, general counsel of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the keynote speaker and included a special session on the industry's response to Hurricane Sandy.
Read More »Safeguard’s Compliance Connections Unit Sees 300% Growth
Safeguard Properties announced Monday that as of the start of October, its Compliance Connections division has processed more than 10,000 code violations for the 2012 calendar year and has grown its roster of participating municipalities to 600. Both milestones represent an annual growth rate of over 300 percent.
Read More »Safeguard Appoints VP of Human Capital
Safeguard Properties announced the appointment of Sandy Opacich to VP of human capital.
Read More »Safeguard Properties Announces VP Promotion, New Appointments
Safeguard Properties announced several appointments and a promotion within its executive and management teams.
Read More »Safeguard Promotes Five to Assistant VP, Director Positions
Safeguard Properties announced Thursday that five of its employees have been promoted within its executive and management teams. Three of the five workers-Kellie Chambers, Russ Klein, and Steve Meyer-are moving to assistant VP positions of Safeguard's various areas of service.
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