January 2010 Developments - 3

Thank you to all our 2010 Signature Sponsors* Equiant is a leading servicer of consumer credit for clients across the business spectrum. We deliver high-quality solutions to complex receivables servicing issues encompassing invoicing, loan and maintenance payment processing, backup servicing, securitization, consumer services, and document custody. Equiant delivers these solutions through innovations such as BITS - Business Intelligence Toolset, our intuitive webbased interface providing instant and unprecedented access to critical information on servicing data and performance, adding new dimensions and clarity in evaluating business risk, performance, and goals. Interval International operates membership programs for vacation owners and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market for more than 33 years. Today, Interval has a network of approximately 2,500 resorts in more than 75 countries and offers its resort clients and about 2 million member families high-quality products and programs through ofﬁces in 26 cities in 16 countries. Interval is an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry. ResortCom International headquartered in San Diego, ResortCom International provides ﬁnancial services and resort and club management services to the vacation ownership and resort industry. Its principals and staff are known for their expertise, integrity, reliability, spectacular customer service and high performance standards. Innovative thinking in a client-centric universe is the hallmark of ResortCom’s success. ResortCom is regarded as a mediumsized organization with about 150 employees in its combined ofﬁces and another 400 at its resorts. They service more than 100 resorts and vacation clubs and more than 120,000 owners. Holiday Inn Club Vacations: Orange Lake Resorts and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) joined forces to create a strategic alliance and a new timeshare brand: Holiday Inn Club Vacations. Sharing the same founder and company vision, Holiday Inn Club Vacations offers club members the ultimate vacation experience, with continued access to member resorts and RCI’s network of resorts—plus stays at InterContinental’s more than 4,300 hotels worldwide and automatic enrollment in the Priority Club Rewards® (PCR) loyalty program. Holiday Inn Club Vacations will continue to expand their member resorts to destination locations, adding more vacation experiences, features, and beneﬁts for members. RCI has been at the forefront of the vacation ownership industry since 1974 when it introduced the concept of vacation ownership exchange. By providing the critical component of ﬂexibility, RCI helped transform the vacation ownership experience for resorts and owners alike. It did so again in 2000, when it launched the RCI Points® program, the world’s ﬁrst points-based exchange system. Today, RCI is the global leader in vacation exchange with the largest timeshare exchange network in the world. Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO) is a leading developer and operator of quality vacation ownership resorts. As a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. SVO is developing and operating vacation ownership resorts under the Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection, and St. Regis brands. In addition, SVO is capitalizing on its multiple brands and globalization of the company through the Starwood Vacation Network, a program that gives members access to participating Sheraton and Westin resorts and to Starwood’s 1000 hotels and resorts through the Starwood Preferred Guest Program. Holiday Systems International (HSI) provides developers with a powerful, proven closing tool and a trial/exit program that integrates seamlessly at the point of sale. The HSI vacation exchange program provides a 100% no-cost request-beforedeposit lodging exchange and has pioneered many cutting-edge options, including exchanges on resort-weeks, airfare, tour packages, cruises, hotels, and sports travel. HSI also offers the industry’s only functional cash exchange program. RedWeek.com offers an on-line marketplace that connects travelers and the timeshare community; members share their travel and resort experiences. They can also post intervals for rent, resale, or exchange. The site is used by current owners and also reaches non-owner travelers and prospects. The company works with developers, resorts, and exchange companies to market unsold properties and unused intervals. RedWeek.com’s team has extensive experience in management, marketing, public relations, Web and database development, and entrepreneurship. VacationGuard uses innovation to protect your owners by delivering exceptional travel protection beneﬁts through customization and ease of use. We also provide a VIP assistance plan for ARDA members, a cost-free beneﬁt to active ARDA companies who enroll and are located within the United States. VacationGuard® represents the premier standard in travel protection to the timeshare consumer, clubs, developers, and home owners associations. Our products try to look past the horizon, while enhancing our clients’ yields and their brand experience. *Current at the time of printing

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