New Diligence Advisors [1] (NDA), a national third-party review firm which currently provides a full range of loan underwriting and review services for lenders and investors, has announced the hiring of three new executives to its team. All three executives will be based in NDA's operations center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mikhael Mikle has been added as VP of Loan Review Services. She will oversee the leadership of production resources to successfully execute client engagements. Additionally, Mikle will direct all activities responsible for identifying and implementing opportunities to improve operational performance. Mikle is a seasoned mortgage industry veteran with more than 20 years of professional leadership with a focus on client delivery, regulatory compliance, credit risk administration, resource and performance management. Prior to joining NDA, she was the site director for credit risk, underwriting and quality for PHH mortgage and has previously held several other leadership roles within PHH.
David Littleton is welcomed as the VP of Technology. In this role, Littleton will oversee all aspects of the company's IT platform and resources. Following a 20-year career in the United States Navy, Littleton has spent the past 15 years working in the IT field for mortgage and banking companies. He joins NDA from Everbank (TIAA FSB) as AVP for both the architecture and enterprise products teams where he directed activities involving platform development, CRM strategies, and Enterprise Solution Design for nine lines of businesses.
Finally, NDA has hired Anthony Grasso as director of compliance. In this role, Grasso will be responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and integrity of mortgage compliance services. Grasso is a seasoned mortgage professional with a strong background in state and federal regulations relating to compliance activities. Throughout his career, Grasso has held a series of executive compliance positions in the banking, mortgage and due diligence industries. Recently, he was the SVP of mortgage due diligence/re-underwriting operations for Mission Global.
"The market response to our launch, including from both prospective clients and potential members of our team, has been extremely positive," said Mark Hughes, COO of NDA. "These new additions to our management team strengthen our offerings and better position NDA to continue delivering the next generation of diligence and review services."
Selene Holdings LLC [2] is the parent of New Diligence Advisors, LLC and Selene Finance LP, a special servicer for NPL, RPL and REO.