Press Release

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October 15, 2007

The RVI Group announces the appointment of Joseph Marino as Vice President, Passenger Vehicle Group where he will be responsible for Passenger Vehicle Underwriting,  Surveillance, and Analytical Services.

Mr. Marino spent 22 years with Ford Motor Company, most recently as the Remarketing Finance Manager for Jaguar Land Rover North America.  Prior to that, he served as Process Improvement Manager for Jaguar Cars Limited Finance at the Corporate Headquarters in the UK, Profit Analysis Manager for the Ford Credit Europe Controller's Office, and held numerous other roles in the Ford Credit Controllers Office and Ford Car Product Development Finance.

Mr. Marino holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University, an M.S. in Chemistry from Bowling Green State University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University.

RVI Group is the world's largest specialist in residual value insurance, serving both lessors and lessees in the passenger vehicle, commercial real estate, and commercial equipment markets. Residual value insurance protects against a decline in market value of tangible assets, and is a tool for asset risk and lease accounting.  More recent expansion of RVI's products and services includes financial guaranty reinsurance, fidelity insurance, financial and valuation consulting, passenger vehicle analytical services, and severance management.