MBA Elects 2020 Board of Directors

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association issued the following news release:

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today swore in its Board of Directors for the 2020 membership year at MBA's 2019 Annual Convention & Expo in Austin, Texas. The Board of Directors will be chaired by Brian Stoffers, CMB, Global President, Debt & Structured Finance at CBRE.

MBA's Board of Directors consists of 35 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 sets the strategic direction for MBA and oversees management of the association's affairs.

"2020 is shaping up to be a busy year full of regulatory and legislative activities impacting our industry," said Stoffers. "I look forward to working with MBA's Board of Directors to lay out a strategy to ensure the association is aligned with, and working in, the best interests of its members."

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

* Laura Escobar, Eagle Home Mortgage LLC

* Marla Guillaume, Century Mortgage Company

* John M. Hedlund, AmeriHome Mortgage Company

* Mary Ann McGarry, Guild Mortgage Company

* Gary Otten, MetLife Inc.

* Kurt Pfotenhauer, First American Title Insurance Company

* Erin Stafford DBRS Inc.

Members remaining on MBA's Board of Directors are:

* Brian F. Stoffers, CMB (Chairman), CBRE Capital Markets

* Susan T. Stewart (Chairman-Elect), SWBC Mortgage

* Kristy Fercho (Vice Chairman), Flagstar Bank, FSB

* Christopher M. George (Immediate Past Chairman), CMG Financial

* Byron L. Boston, Dynex Capital Inc.

* Todd Chamberlain, SunTrust Mortgage Inc.

* Gary D. Clark, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company Inc.

* Jonathan Corr, Ellie Mae Inc.

* Michael J. DeVito, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

* William C. Emerson, Quicken Loans and Rock Holdings Inc.

* Matt Galligan, CIT

* Mark A. Jones, AmeriFirst Home Mortgage

* Christopher LaBianca, UBS Investment Bank

* Angela Mago, KeyBank Real Estate Capital

* Frank D. Martell, CoreLogic

* Michael C. May, Newmark Knight Frank

* Stanley C. Middleman, Freedom Mortgage Corporation

* Peter R. Norden, HomeBridge Financial Services Inc.

* Eduardo Perez, CMB, Equity Prime Mortgage LLC

* Julie Piepho, CMB, Milestone Lending Consulting

* Jay Plum, The Huntington National Bank

* Tony 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

* Fowler C. Williams, CMB, AMP, Crescent Mortgage Company