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Expert No. 3613ExperienceHome Mortgage LLC
New York, NY
President
2003 - Present
•Founded a mortgage bank licensed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida
•Constantly originated new loans (on average, 5 per week) which requires up to the minute knowledge of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and portfolio lending guidelines
•Ensured compliance with Dodd-Frank, NMLS, MDIA, RESPA, HVCC and all regulation imposed as a result of subprime mortgage meltdown
•Formed correspondent banking relationships with all major institutions
•Performed quality control review of all closed loan to ensure salability to GSEs
•Avoided subprime loans; never had a loan repurchased
•Trained loan officers how to identify mortgage fraud by borrowers
•Successfully defended firm against repurchase claims from investors
•Survived the most brutal regulatory and lending environment in the history of securitized mortgages
American Home Mortgage
New York, NY
Senior Vice President/Loan Originator
1990 - 2004
•Originated $90MM in residential mortgages in 2003
•Ran a help desk for 20 loan officers. Screened new loan applications for viability and salability. Restructured scenarios to make them work at best possible price
•Ran a help desk for Bank of New York loan officers so they could originate loans to AHM guidelines. Provided training sessions to 20 Bank of New York loan officers
My Hometown Bronxville
Bronxville, NY
Mortgage Expert
2000 - Present
Wrote a column about trends in mortgage lending, regulation and compliance
EducationNew York University Graduate School of Business, New York, NY
M.B.A. 1986 - 1988
1980 - 1984
Smith College, Northampton, MA
B.A. Economics