James S. Furash

Countrywide Financial Corp. provides mortgage banking services. It offers ancillary services such as home equity loans and homeowners insurance. The company was founded by Angelo R. Mozilo and David S. Loeb in 1969 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. provides home loan and mortgage services. It generates loans through referrals from real estate agents, homebuilders and corporate relocation specialists through phone and internet. The company also provides ancillary services such as title, escrow and appraisal. Countrywide Home Loans was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Part of MasterCard Advisors LLC, Watch Hill Investment Partners is a company that provides customer relationship management (CRM) consulting services as well as mobile/web services solutions. The company is based in Providence, RI. The company was founded by Russell Joseph Jeffrey. Watch Hill Investment Partners was acquired by MasterCard Advisors LLC on May 26, 2004.

New World Financial, Inc. provides investment advice.

Part of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., PNMAC Capital Management LLC is a company that provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Westlake Village, CA. The company was founded by Stanford L. Kurland. The CEO is David A. Spector.

Private National Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC acquires and manages residential mortgage assets. The company is headquartered in Calabasas, CA..

Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP (Apollo Insurance) is an insurance management firm headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded in 2009 and is owned by Apollo Asset Management, Inc., ultimately owned by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO). Apollo Insurance specializes in investment solutions for the insurance industry.

PNMAC Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Production, Servicing, and Investment Management. The Production segment performs mortgage loan origination, acquisition, and sale activities. The Servicing segment offers servicing of newly originated mortgage loans, execution and management of early buyout transactions and servicing of mortgage loans sourced. The Investment Management segment includes sourcing, performing diligence, bidding and closing investment asset acquisitions, and managing correspondent production activities. The company was founded by Stanford L. Kurland on December 31, 2012 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh engages in the provision of financial products and services. Its products include credit, mortgage, and banking products. The firm also offers advances and letters of credit, and various bank services like depository; electronic funds transfer; safekeeping; and settlement. Its community products include community lending program, banking on business, and blueprint communities. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Wintrust Investments LLC (WTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1931 and formerly known as Wayne Hummer Investments LLC and changed their name to Wintrust Investments LLC in 2018. They are a subsidiary of Wintrust Bank, NA, which is owned by Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC). WTI provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, trust programs, and other US institutions.

Athene Annuity & Life Co. is a stock life insurance company, which engages in the provision of financial solutions. The firm issues, reinsures, and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. It focuses on the sale of retail fixed annuities, issuance of pension risk transfer (PRT) annuities, and issuance of funding agreements. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Founded in 2000, M. S. Howells & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in Houston, Scottsdale, Arizona and Hampton, New Hampshire. The firm provides clients with a full array of investment services including portfolio reporting, research, direct access trading, trade desk access, portfolio risk analysis and administrative support. Their clients include established hedge funds, start-up hedge funds, Registered Investment Advisors, trading groups and money managers. The firm has a fully disclosed clearing arrangement with Jefferies & Co., Inc. and a secondary clearing agreement with Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing LP through Grace Financial Group LLC.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Athora Holding Ltd. engages in the provision of insurance and reinsurance services. It offers acquisition, portfolio transfer, and reinsurance solutions. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

The Society of Actuaries is an organization that provides research and industry news on various topics such as health care, predictive analytics, climate change, risk management, life insurance, modeling, pension and retirement, public policy, law and regulation. The private company is based in Schaumburg, IL. The company aims to help individuals advance their careers.

PennyMac Loan Services LLC provides exceptional loan services for borrowers and investors. It also assists customers in preserving their home ownership through programs and drives. The company was founded in February 2008 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Athene USA Corp. provides fixed annuity and life insurance products. It offers fixed indexed, multi-year guarantee, and single premium immediate annuities. The company is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.