First Community Mortgage Names Samantha Meyer to Its Board – NMP Skip to main content

First Community Mortgage Names Samantha Meyer to Its Board

Jun 20, 2019
Dan Smith has been named as the new president of First Community Mortgage

First Community Mortgage (FCM) has announced that Chief Risk Officer Samantha Meyer has been elected to its Board of Directors. With 16 years of mortgage industry experience and 14 years at FCM, Meyer has worked in or managed almost every operational department at FCM. She has seen FCM grow from approximately 25 employees to nearly 250. She has played a key leadership role in this growth process.
 
First Community Mortgage (FCM) has announced that Chief Risk Officer Samantha Meyer has been elected to its Board of Directors“I am thrilled to have Samantha on the board; she has the experience, leadership qualities, and forward thinking we need to continue FCM on the path of helping families find homes, and doing it for the right reasons,” said FCM CEO Keith Canter. “Not only is she part of FCM’s Board of Directors, but she has been a member of FCM’s executive team for six years, and she has been serving on our non-profit organization, FCM Cares, Board of Directors as vice president since its creation and will prove a tremendous asset as we continue to strengthen our presence in all the communities we serve.”
 
Meyer currently oversees FCM’s Compliance, Quality Control, and Fraud & Risk Departments, as well as Legal, Regulatory Policy and Audit. She is a member of the executive management team. She began her career at FCM in 2005 as a retail loan processor, then closer, and later, becoming an underwriter. She then developed the company’s original loan origination system, and started the quality control and compliance departments. She has also managed FCM’s closing, post-closing and shipping functions.
 
“The board is extremely pleased to have Samantha join the team,” said Canter. “We know she will serve the employees, shareholders, company, and community, with meaning and skill only Samantha can offer.”

 
About the author
Published
Jun 20, 2019
CHLA: More Freddie Mac MBS Buying Could Narrow Mortgage Spreads

Trade group estimates greater Freddie participation could compress spreads another 10 to 12 basis points as Fannie has taken the lead in GSE mortgage-bond buying

Sep 23, 2026
Early Loan-Limit Race Splits Into Three Tiers

Lenders are now offering $845,000, $847,440, or $850,000 before FHFA sets the official 2027 limits

Sep 23, 2026
Better, Garg Clash Over Claimed 46% Shareholder Support

Better disputes its former CEO’s preliminary consent count as the two sides trade accusations and an Oct. 2 target date approaches

Sep 23, 2026
Fannie Changes How Rent From A Former Home Counts

Fannie now prohibits leases for departing residences and permits market-analysis tools instead of Form 1007, creating a key documentation difference from Freddie Mac

MPF Expands Eligibility For Manufactured And Renovation Loans

The Mortgage Partnership Finance Program has expanded MPF Traditional eligibility for affordable loans, manufactured homes, renovations, and lender-funded assistance

Sep 22, 2026