Industry-Veteran Jeff Tennyson Joins Clayton Holdings As Chief Operating Officer
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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