SHELTON, Conn., Feb. 5, 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 John Guy has joined the company as senior managing director of business development.

In this position, Guy will be responsible for expanding Clayton's customer base and developing and executing strategic initiatives with Clayton's parent company, Radian Group Inc. He will report directly to Tom Donatacci, Clayton's executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Guy has more than 25 years of residential and commercial mortgage banking and finance experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of business development for Wingspan Portfolio Advisors. Guy has held senior business development roles at Auction.com, Mission Capital Advisors and Ocwen Financial Corp. and various portfolio acquisition roles at Bankers Trust, Security National, and Southbridge Investments, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group. He began his career as a commercial lender with Bank of America.

"As we continue to expand the range of solutions and services that we can offer the market, it will be vital to have an executive in place who can identify strategic opportunities and drive these initiatives," said Donatacci. "John brings a great deal of insight from his experience in business development with leading mortgage banking and financial firms, which I'm sure will lead him to succeed in this role."

Guy graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a degree in finance and real estate.

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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