Press Release:
February 7, 2007

Compass Analytics Is Poised For Growth With New Hires

Compass Analytics, a Larkspur, Calif.-based leading provider of valuation and interest rate risk management solutions to mortgage capital markets participants, has hired Victor Rivera as Managing Director, National Sales.

Rivera will leverage his considerable mortgage analytics experience to market Compass’s suite of products and services. Rivera previously worked at Open/Close, GHR Systems, and IPS-Sendero/RF Spectrum where he was Vice President of Sales.

“Compass is extremely pleased to add Victor’s considerable energy and mortgage analytics sales experience at a time of such exciting product and company growth,” said Rob Kessel, managing partner for Compass Analytics.

“It’s extremely exciting to join a firm that has finally successfully and seamlessly integrated mortgage analytics across asset and collateral types from file import to valuation,” Rivera said. “Expansion is the next logical step for Compass Analytics.”

Compass is also pleased to announce the addition of Teresa Wong as Controller and Analyst Wong joins Compass from Freddie Mac where she was a consultant. Prior to that, Wong was with Tuttle Decision Systems, a pipeline risk management provider, where she served as Controller for 16 years.

“Teresa’s formidable experience and knowledge base,” Kessel added, “will substantially widen Compass’s analytical capabilities and financial and systems controls as Compass executes its growth plans.”

Compass, which has established a niche in nonagency collateral valuation and risk management, offers a broad range of services to capital markets participants, including hedging, third-party valuations and consulting. Its CompassPoint™ software, licensed to mortgage traders, investors and secondary marketing departments, provides unparalleled analysis in a previously unattainable speed. The software’s loan-level models, integrated file mapping, market and credit inputs, whole loan and structured cash flow analysis and reporting capabilities give its users a competitive advantage in evaluating all mortgage collateral.

In addition, Compass uses its CompassPoint™ internally to provide third-party valuations as well as hedge execution services, both of which draw on the company’s considerable expertise and access to market color.

For more information about Compass Analytics, please visit its website at http://www.compass-analytics.com or email kkramer@compass-analytics.com.