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MBA Elects Its 2019 Board of Directors

Oct 16, 2018
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has sworn in its Board of Directors for the 2019 membership year. The Board of Directors will be chaired by Chris George, Chairman of MBA, and Founder, President and CEO of CMG Financial.
MBA's Board of Directors consists of 38 elected members and one Ex-Officio Member, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Broeksmit, CMB. MBA Directors represent its commercial/multifamily, residential and associate membership. The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for MBA and also oversees management of the association’s affairs.
 
“MBA’s is the most effective and influential voice in the real estate finance industry,” said George. “Serving alongside these Board members, we will ensure that the key legislative and regulatory issues impacting the industry remain the first priority for our association.”
 
The new members of MBA's Board of Directors are:
 
►William C. Emerson, Quicken Loans, Inc.
►Matthew E. Galligan, CIT
►Angela Mago, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
►Julie Piepho, CMB, AMP, Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.
►Jay Plum, The Huntington National Bank
►Fowler Williams, CMB, AMP, Crescent Mortgage Company
 
Members remaining on the Board of Directors are:
 
►Christopher M. George, (Chairman), CMG Financial
►Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, (Chairman-Elect), CBRE Capital Markets
►Susan T. Stewart, (Vice Chairman), SWBC Mortgage
►J. David Motley, CMB, (Immediate Past Chairman), Colonial Savings, F.A
►Rick Arvielo, New American Funding
►D. Steve Boland, Bank of America, Consumer Lending
►Byron L. Boston, Dynex Capital, Inc.
►Todd Chamberlain, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
►Jonathan Corr, Ellie Mae, Inc.
►Bill Cosgrove, CMB, Union Home Mortgage
►Philip DeFronzo, Norcom Mortgage
►Thomas S. Dennard, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC
►Michael J. DeVito, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
►Kristy Fercho, Flagstar Bank, FSB
►Tari L. Flannery, CMB, M&T Realty Capital Corporation
►Michael Heagerty, CCMS, Newmark Realty Capital, Inc.
►Mark A. Jones, AmeriFirst Home Mortgage
►Christopher LaBianca, UBS Investment Bank
►Frank D. Martell, CoreLogic
►Michael C. May, Berkeley Point Capital, LLC
►Stanley C. Middleman, Freedom Mortgage Corporation
►Peter R. Norden, Home Bridge Financial Services, Inc.
►Eduardo Perez, CMB, Equity Prime Mortgage, LLC
►T. Anthony Premer, Pacific Life Insurance Company
►Andrew Rippert, Arch Capital Group, Ltd.
►Debra W. Still, CMB, Pulte Mortgage, LLC
►Jeffrey C. Taylor, Digital Risk, LLC
►Richard G. Thornberry, Radian Guaranty, Inc.
►William M. Walker, Walker & Dunlop, LLC
►Michael Weinbach, Chase 
►Thomas L. Wind, U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
►David Zitting, CMB, Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. (PRMI)

 
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