Squar/Milner - Mortgage Banking

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

We have extensive experience providing audit, tax and advisory services to traditional banking, specialty finance, REITs, broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, credit card companies and asset management (including alternative investment and hedge fund) companies. We maintain working relationships with regulators, and our interaction with these organizations gives our Firm the technical and regulatory foundation that is critical to providing high-quality service to financial service companies. We bring an understanding of the nuances in every area of your industry, including regulatory compliance, information technology, operations and financial accounting and reporting.

Financial Services Industry Service Offerings
Our full range of services include audit, tax, business risk, consulting and transaction due diligence services. Squar Milner’s dedicated financial services industry professionals have extensive backgrounds serving a broad range of public and private financial institutions. Our Financial Services Industry practice is organized within three divisions to better serve our clients.

Types of Companies Served:

Specialty Finance	Banking	Asset Management

• Consumer/commercial finance companies (utilizing Wall Street funding and managing liquidity through securitization) • REITs (Commercial & Mortgage) • Leasing companies • Credit card companies (front-end merchant acquirers) • Opportunistic finance companies	• Commercial and retail banks • Mortgage banks • Credit card banks • Credit unions	• Alternative investment funds • Hedge funds • Private equity • Broker-dealers • Registered investment advisors

The primary service offerings for each division within our Financial Services Industry practice:

Specialty Finance	Banking	Asset Management

• Audit and assurance • Tax compliance and consulting • Internal control evaluation and studies (SOX 404) • Portfolio valuation • Securitization modeling and valuation of residual interests • Technical guidance on complex accounting standards such as securitization, derivatives and hedging activities	• Audit and assurance • Tax compliance and consulting • Internal control evaluation and studies (SOX 404/ FDICIA/ SFAS 91) • Commercial loan workouts • Credit reviews and valuation impairment analysis for large, complex loans and loan portfolios • Risk management evaluations • Regulatory compliance reviews, and internal audit services	• Audit and assurance • Audit and assurance on portfolio companies • Custody audits • Tax strategy/ planning and partnership/ K-1 return preparation • Acquisition due diligence on portfolio companies • Post-merger integration

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For more information please contact:

Newport Beach and Los Angeles
Adam Bullock
Ernest Miranda

San Diego
Keith Troutman

Cayman Islands
Wendell Daniel
Steve Milner