LPS Names New VP of Investor Relations

A new head of investor relations has been announced at ""Lender Processing Services"":www.lpsvcs.com/, with the appointment of Nancy Murphy to the leadership role. Formerly the director of investment relations for fashion retailer ""Stein Mart Inc."":www.steinmart.com/, Murphy is returning to the financial industry, where she spent most of her career prior to joining the clothing company.

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Murphy will replace Parag Bhansali as the vice president of investor relations for LPS. Previously, Murphy served in an

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investor-related position for Providian Financial Corp., which was absorbed by ""Washington Mutual, Inc."":https://www.chase.com/wamuwelcome3/ prior to its integration with ""JPMorgan Chase & Co."":www.jpmorganchase.com/, and she has also been a part of ""Westpac Banking Corp."":www.westpac.com.au/, and ""The Bank of New York Mellon Corp"":www.bnymellon.com/.

Commenting on Murphy's addition to LPS, the entity's chief financial officer, Tom Schilling, said, ""We're fortunate to have a finance professional of Nancy's caliber to lead LPS' investor relations efforts. She will be a strong addition to the LPS executive team and is eager to provide outstanding support to the investment community.""

Jacksonville, Florida-based LPS is a provider of technology and analytics for the mortgage industry, and Murphy's experience in the corporate banking sector will be an asset to the company's growth strategies. Currently, LPS estimates that nearly 50 percent of the dollar volume of all mortgage loans in the U.S. are conducted through the company's loan servicing platform, and LPS' focus on proprietary mortgage and real estate data and analytics within the mortgage and capital markets industries is an ideal fit for Murphy.