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» VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 17 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ULI APPOINTS NEW GLOBAL CHAIRMAN Owen D. omas, CEO of Boston Properties was elected as the new Global Chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). omas, a longtime ULI member, ULI governing trustee and ULI Foundation governor, will serve a two-year term that ends June 30, 2021. omas said that he views the global chairmanship as an opportunity to support and facilitate members' efforts to advance ULI's mission in each of the three regions in which the Institute has a presence— the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. "ULI is the leading organization for curating and disseminating industry knowledge and best practices in community building. No other organization comes close to ULI, in terms of sharing expertise and celebrating success stories that can benefit land use decision-making in communities around the globe," omas said. "e potential of our organization to make a meaningful, lasting difference through the work of our members is inspiring." "The potential of our organization to make a meaningful, lasting difference through the work of our members is inspiring." —Owen D. Thomas, Global Chairman, Urban Land Institute NEW APPOINTMENTS AT CONSOLIDATED ANALYTICS Consolidated Analytics, has appointed industry veteran Tony Meola to its Board of Directors. e company has also hired Josh Fuchs as SVP of Product Development and Sales for its Residential Valuations Division. Meola is a nationally recognized leader with more than three decades of mortgage industry experience and significant C-suite executive experience at top-tier financial institutions. Recently retired, Meola last served as the enterprise shared services executive at Bank of America where he led banking operation strategies across high-risk functions including global payments, deposit and cards, and enterprise regulatory and operational oversight. "Tony has an extraordinary mortgage and finance background, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the board," said Arvin Wijay, CEO of Consolidated Analytics. "Tony's C-suite executive experience combined with his extensive knowledge and expertise in complex mortgage banking operations will be incredibly valuable as Consolidated Analytics continues to expand its services platform." GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT GINNIE MAE Ginnie Mae has appointed Adetokunbo Lofinmakin to the Senior Executive Service as CFO and omas Young as the new Director of Counterparty Risk Management. Lofinmakin was serving as the acting CFO since January 2018. She will continue to report to Acting President Maren Kasper and Young will report Greg Keith, SVP and Chief Risk Officer. "Both [Lofinmakin] and Greg bring deep expertise to Ginnie Mae in their respective fields," Kasper said. "Each will serve in a role that is critical to maintaining the sound financial foundation of our mortgage-backed securities (MBS) program. As we continue to evolve to meet the challenges of today's operating environment, we look forward to their leadership contributions to the agency." THE LEADER IN DEFAULT SERVICING NEWS Help shape the next issue of DS News. Drop us a line at Editor@DSNews.com.