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MBA Swears in 2015-16 Leadership

Oct 19, 2015
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) swore in its new leadership team at Sunday night’s opening of its Association's 102nd Annual Convention & Expo in San Diego.

Bill Emerson, CEO of Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., was sworn in as chairman for the 2015-16 term. Emerson previously served as chairman of the MBA's Diversity Committee and as vice-chairman of the trade group’s Residential Board of Governors. He also is a member of the MBA's GSE Single Family Task Force and serves on the MBA's Board of Directors.

Rodrigo López, executive chairman of Omaha, Neb.-based NorthMarq Capital Finance LLC; and David Motley, president of Fort Worth, Texas-based Colonial Savings FA and its divisions Colonial National Mortgage and CU Members Mortgage, were sworn in as chairman-elect and vice chairman for the 2015-2016 membership year.

"It is my honor and privilege to serve as the 2016 MBA chairman," said Emerson. "Working with Rodrigo and Dave, I look forward to continuing the successful work of MBA's past chairman and charting a path for the association's members that properly addresses the policy, business and regulatory issues facing our residential, commercial and multifamily members."

The new members of MBA's Board of Directors include:

►Teresa Bryce Bazemore of Radian Guaranty Inc.
►D. Steve Boland of Bank of America
►Franklin Codel of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
►Tari L. Flannery, CMB of M&T Realty Capital Corporation
►Kevin Pezzani, CMB of First American Title Insurance Company
►Christopher LaBianca of UBS Investment Bank
►T. Anthony Premer of Pacific Life Insurance Company
►Dorinda Smith of SunTrust Mortgage Inc.
►Debra W. Still, CMB of Pulte Mortgage LLC
►Thomas L. Wind of EverBank

The MBA also named Julie Piepho, president of national operations at Houston-based Cornerstone Home Lending, as the 2015-2016 chairwoman of its Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG) and Robert M. Stout, president and CEO of Q10 Capital LLC in Brentwood, Tenn., as 2015-16 chairman of its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors. RESBOG is the governing body for MBA's single-family residential members, responsible for establishing legislative and regulatory policies and positions on residential lending issues.

The new members of the MBA’s RESBOG include:

►Nicholas DelTorto of Inlanta Mortgage
►Stacey Slocum Smith of JPMorgan Chase
►Glen Messina of PHH Mortgage
►Len Israel, CMB of Flagstar Bank
►D. Steve Boland of Bank of America
►Andy Miller of PNC Bank 

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