Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
  • Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.

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    Jennifer Weller concentrates her practice in class action litigation and the representation of attorneys in legal malpractice cases. She has extensive experience litigating consumer class action cases involving claims brought under various state and federal laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Ms. Weller has represented lending institutions, debt collection agencies, debt buyers and lawyers. Ms. Weller was counsel at the district court level with respect to the following cases: Olvera v. Blitt & Gaines, P.C., 431 F.3d 285 (7th Cir. 2005)Fields v. Wilber Law Firm, P.C., 383 F.3d 562 (7th Cir. 2004)Randolph v. IMBS, Inc., 368 F.3d 726 (7th Cir. 2004)Hyman v. Tate & Kirlin, 362 F.3d 965 (7th Cir. 2004)PRA III L.L.C. v. Hund, 364 Ill,App. 3d 378, 846 N.E.2d 965 (2006)Professional Background Before joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in September 2000, Ms. Weller was for one year an associate with the law firm of Haskell & Perrin. During law school, Ms. Weller was a judicial extern to the Honorable Thomas P. Durkin of the Chancery Court in Chicago, and she was an extern with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Chicago. Ms. Weller also clerked at two Chicago firms -- Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson and Kevin M. Forde, Ltd. In addition, she was a licensed 711 law clerk for the City of Chicago’s Department of Law from September 1998 to January 1999, where she prosecuted traffic violations and represented the City in subsequent trials.

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    Mr. Faris has served as President of Ocwen Financial Corporation (the “Company”) since his promotion in March 2001. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Bank in May 2003. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President of Residential Assets where he was instrumental in building Ocwen’s loan servicing and loss mitigation business. He also has served as Senior Vice President, Residential & Small Commercial Assets, Controller for Investors Mortgage Insurance Holding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Ocwen in 1991, Mr. Faris was a Vice President with Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

    Gary Korotzer was recently named Executive Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy for Wells Fargo.� In this role, his team is responsible for defining the company’s long term Marketing strategy and leading the development of transformational, customer-centric cross-enterprise Marketing strategies.� �His responsibilities include Brand and Customer Experience strategy, Segment Management, Sponsorships and Meetings & Events.Prior to this role, Gary was the Head of Marketing for the Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) group at Wells Fargo. He oversaw acquisition and customer marketing for credit card, personal lines and loans, direct auto loans and student lending.� His team is responsible for driving all aspects of marketing strategy and execution, lead generation and distribution, digital customer experience, sales channel marketing segmentation strategy and consumer credit education.Gary has been at Wells Fargo for ten years. Prior to his current role, he served as head of marketing for the Wells Fargo Home Equity group. He joined Wells Fargo from Red Envelope, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer. He has also held senior marketing roles at Charles Schwab, US West and American Express.He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in business from Lewis and Clark College, in Portland, Oregon, and a master’s degree in business administration in marketing from New York University, in New York, New York.

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    Rebecca Mairone is Default Servicing executive for Bank of America Home Loans, one of the world’s leading financial services companies and the nation’s leading mortgage servicer with a $2 trillion servicing portfolio representing nearly 14 million customers nationwide. Bank of America serves more than 59 million consumers nationally through its network of banking centers located in 32 states and the District of Columbia and 175 countries around the globe.Rebecca Mairone is Default Servicing executive for Bank of America Home Loans, one of the world’s leading financial services companies and the nation’s leading mortgage servicer with a $2 trillion servicing portfolio representing nearly 14 million customers nationwide. Bank of America serves more than 59 million consumers nationally through its network of banking centers located in 32 states and the District of Columbia and 175 countries around the globe. In this role, Mairone oversees the Default Servicing division, which is responsible for home retention, workouts, foreclosure and bankruptcy, collections, as well as short sales and real estate owned. Prior to this role, Mairone served in various leadership positions at Bank of America. Most recently she led Mortgage Servicing and previously led Bank of America Home Loans centralized mortgage sales organization. She also served in operations roles, overseeing fulfillment operations, technology, lead distribution and call center management. Prior to joining the bank, Mairone managed the central sales mortgage organization for JP Morgan Chase, held several positions at Cendant Mortgage, and spent eight years in the industrial chemical and manufacturing industry. In addition, Mairone is an executive sponsor for Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) for Women, a network dedicated to promoting professional women's development to help grow, attract and retain successful women throughout Bank of America. Mairone earned her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, and her M.B.A. from Villanova University, both in Philadelphia PA. She and her family are actively involved in the Los Angeles Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, whose mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

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    Kevin Beck is the Foreclosure & OREO Manager for Fremont Bank in Northern California. Kevin manages all Default related areas, from collections and loss mitigation to bankruptcy, foreclosure, and REO. He oversees the implementation of all policies and procedures for the Default department. Fremont Bank is a privately owned community bank that services approximately 45,000 mortgage loans across its private and GSE portfolio. Kevin is responsible for Fremont Bank’s development of Loss Mitigation strategies and best practices. During the current housing crisis, Kevin’s team has created a practical, customized loan workout approach, including modifications and short sales, to fit the needs on the individual borrower’s unique situation. The result has been mutually successful short sales and a modification re-default rate well below the national average.Kevin has been in the mortgage industry since 2002. Prior to joining Fremont Bank in 2008, Kevin worked in retail and wholesale loan origination. Kevin earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Arizona.