Michael Halpern

Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the country. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard inspects and maintains defaulted and foreclosed properties for a wide range of clients in the mortgage industry, from local loan servicing companies to national publicly traded mortgage servicing corporations. The company has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company providing services in 50 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors trained and qualified to perform all requested superintendence, preservation and maintenance functions anywhere in the country. Safeguard is an industry leader in providing relevant, timely, and strategic information to their clients, vendors, and the industry as a whole. Safeguards' All Client Alerts (ACA's) provide industry updates and news on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Safeguard is a prime sponsor of most industry conferences including USFN, MBA, REOMAC, CMBA, Five Star and AFN. They are also proud to organize and facilitate the annual National Property Preservation Conference which is attended by representatives from all facets of the industry, including HUD, FNMA, Freddie Mac, VA, field service companies and mortgage servicing corporations. Safeguard also is an industry leader in implementing technology solutions to deliver services efficiently and effectively. Through Safeguard’s proprietary CARDS Web site, their clients have access to reports that provide real-time order status seven days a week, 24 hours a day. This ensures that clients have timely and relevant information at all times to make effective decisions.