MBA Graduates 1,000th Certified Mortgage Banker

CampusMBA, the award-winning educational division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today graduated its 1,000th Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB), the highest professional honor within the real estate finance industry, at a graduation ceremony held at MBA`s 94th Annual Convention & Expo in Boston. The milestone was marked as CampusMBA awarded 96 industry professionals with their CMB at this year`s graduation ceremony- bringing the total number of CMBs to (over) 1,000.

"Reaching a landmark of 1,000 CMBs is a major achievement for our industry, said MBA Chairman, Kieran Quinn, CMB. "Given the intense rigor of the CMB designation process and the commitment needed to achieve it, this is further proof that we as an industry take professional education and commitment of excellence to a new high- we are setting the bar high for ourselves and we are tremendously proud of that fact. As a CMB myself, I`m proud to be part of this distinguished and honorable `group of 1,000` and I congratulate our newest class of CMBs for their extraordinary achievement."

CMB candidates must amass 150 points earned through a combination of professional experience, secondary education, continuing education through MBA-sponsored events and CampusMBA courses, as well as participation in MBA at the local, state and/or national level. After accumulating the required points and passing a comprehensive written exam, candidates must demonstrate industry knowledge by passing an oral exam conducted by a panel of Certified Mortgage Bankers.

"The CMB program provides a roadmap to professional success- and is different from other programs because candidates must meet stringent requirements both through professional education and industry involvement," said John Golden, MBA`s Vice President of Education. "The CMB demonstrates that this is an industry of career professionals, highly qualified and of the highest caliber. This is an important message that customers, business partners, regulators and legislators need to know about."

Designation candidates have the option of choosing among the Commercial CMB, Residential CMB or Master CMB designations. The Master CMB is a combination of both commercial and residential mortgage banking disciplines, while the Residential CMB and Commercial CMB focus on their respective subfields of the mortgage industry. In order to be eligible for the CMB designation, candidates must either work for an MBA member company or be a member of a recognized state MBA.

CampusMBA awarded the following industry professionals with the CMB designation during the calendar year, October 2006 to October 2007:

Commercial CMB Designees:

Maynard C. Ahner, II, CMB, Senior Vice President, Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance
John Delancey Barbie, CMB, Vice President, PNC ARCS Commercial Mortgage
Joan S. Biro, CMB, Director, Standard & Poor`s
Philip H. Buckley, CMB, Director, Ginnie Mae
Paul Gardaphe, CMB, President & Chief Operating Officer, iCap Realty Advisors
Jayne R. Hulbert, CMB, Vice President, CMB, Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Inc.
H. Richard Noon, CMB, President, Bankers Mortgage & Investment Group, Inc.
Vivianne J. Schuur, CMB, Regional Sales Manager, EverBank
Jon Van Hoozer, CMB, Vice President, Financial Federal Savings Bank
J. Raymond Walker, CMB, Director, CBRE | Melody
Linn G. Warren, CMB, Deputy Director-Multifamily Programs, California Housing Finance Agency
Robert G. Wright, CMB, Vice President, Financial Loan Services, Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Residential CMB Designees:

· Verinda K. Allen, CMB, Vice President-Risk Management, Chase

Rouel Barranda, CMB, AMP, Countrywide Financial Corporation
Rhonda Beck, CMB, Vice President-Eastern Divisional Director, Indymac Bank
West Beibers, CMB, President, Delta Trust Mortgage Corporation
Maida H. Bell, CMB, Senior Relationship Manager, Chase
Jeffrey M. Birdsell, CMB, Chief Information Officer, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation
Joseph Anthony Bonaventura, Jr., CMB, Vice President, BB&T
Richard E. Booth, CMB
Bruce J. Brenkus, CMB, AMP, Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Roger F. Brown, CMB, Executive Vice President, VirtualBank
Jeffrey D. Buchanan, CMB, AMP, Point of Sale System Manager, GMAC Mortgage Subservicing
Scott Burchett, CMB, AMP, Account Executive, ABN AMRO Mortgage Group
Jennifer J. Burlison, CMB, Vice President-Mortgage Purchases, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Rose T. Burton, CMB, AMP, First Vice President-Mortgage Custody Services, SunTrust Bank
Brandon W. Case, CMB, AMP, Hedge Manager, Lion, Inc./TRMS
John Chan, CMB, Chief Information Officer, Just Price Solutions
Alan S. Craib, CMB, AMP, Vice President-Appraiser Director, GMAC Mortgage Subservicing
Amy Summers Creason, CMB, First Vice President, Secondary Marketing, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Anne Marie Danko, CMB, AMP, Director of Education, JC Reed & Co., Inc.
Geoffrey Davies, CMB, CMS, Vice President, Fidelity National Information Services
William Dolan, CMB, AMP, Vice President-Secondary Market, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Rachel M. Dollar, CMB, Attorney, The Dollar Law Firm
Susan J. Duncan, CMB, Assistant Vice President, Market Street Mortgage Corporation
Richard T. French, CMB, Vice President, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Michael J. Frenz, CMB, CFA, Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae
Z. Vanessa Giacoman, CMB, AMP, President, CityMutual Financial
Barbara Gonzalez, CMB, Director, Barrett, Burke, Wilson, Castle, Daffin & Frappier, LLP
Dianne M. Goodwin, CMB, Vice President-Sales & Marketing, Group 9, Inc.
Jason Griesser, CMB, AMP, Senior Mortgage Consultant, Trident Mortgage Company Lp
Robert J. Hearn, CMB, AMP, Vice President and Eastern Divisional Director for Financial Institutions, Indymac Bank
Christa Hubble, CMB, AMP, Vice President/Production Administration, Market Street Mortgage Corporation
Gary W. Hutto, CMB, Principal, Gary Hutto Management Consulting, LLP
Mark A. Jankiewicz, CMB, AMP, Risk Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Barbara Jan Jenkins, CMB, Senior Vice President, Market Street Mortgage Corporation
Charles Johanek, CMB, AMP, Account Manager, Freddie Mac
Barton Johnson, CMB, Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation
Peter A. Kehoe, CMB, Senior Vice President, NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc.
Thomas M. Kenny, CMB, AMP, Sales Manager, Bank of America
Robert W. Kenyon, CMB, Branch Manager, Countrywide Financial Corporation
Michelle Knoebel, CMB, AMP, Vice President, Chase
Robert Kraft, CMB, AMP, Executive Vice President, Access National Mortgage Corporation
Michael P. Lau, CMB, Executive Vice President, Phoenix Capital, Inc.
Sherry Light, CMB, First Vice President, Countrywide Financial Corporation
Charles P. Lisinski, CMB, Senior Vice President, Mortgage Cadence, Inc.
Ken D. Logan, CMB, Director, Residential Mortgage & Consumer Group, Wachovia Securities
Marc Luby, CMB, Regional Manager, imortgage.com, Inc
Joell J. Maddox, CMB, Vice President-Financial Institutions, Indymac Bank
Robert R. Maddox, CMB, AMP, Attorney, Burr & Forman, LLP
Bob Mansur, CMB, National Training Director, Oak Street Mortgage LLC
Brad Mauritzen, CMB, AMP, Vice President-Secondary Marketing, First Houston Mortgage, Ltd.
Michael R. McFarland, CMB, Vice President-National Account Manager, Stewart Lender Services
Thomas K. McKnight, CMB, Loan Officer, American Bank FSB
Richard W. Miller, CMB, Vice President Business Development, Cenlar FSB
Tom R.S. Millon, CMB, CFA, President, Capital Markets Cooperative, LLC
Walter H. Morris, Jr., CMB, Principal, Ernst & Young LLP
Bronwyn D. Morrissey, CMB, AMP, National Account Manager, PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
Sergio Murer, CMB, Regional Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Nicole Nahodil, CMB, Director of Operations, Tranex Financial
Glen B. Ogden, CMB, Vice President, Mountain America Financial Services dba The Mortgage Co-op
Canda S. Olmi, CMB, President, Mortgage Division, The First, A National Banking Association
Cheryl A. Paul, CMB, AMP, Vice President-Mortgage Field Manager, Johnson Bank
Thomas Potts, CMB, Principal, Risk-Matters, LLC
Marge Ptacek, CMB, CMS, Senior Mortgage Banking Consultant, Fidelity National Information Services
Kurt Raymond, CMB, Assistant Vice President, Indymac Bank
Chip S. Register, CMB, CMT, AMP, Chief Information Officer, Netbank, Inc.
Kimberly A. Renock, CMB, CRO, Vice President, Towne Mortgage Company
Lydia Rios, CMB, San Diego Division Sales Manager, Standard Pacific Mortgage
Barbara Santner, CMB, Senior Underwrtiter, Pinnacle Financial Corporation
Robert A. Sassi, CMB, President, Lafayette Mortgage Services Inc.
Tay Sauveur, CMB, President/CEO, Renaissance Home Mortgage, Inc.
Charles Schley, CMB, Fulfillment Coordinator, Morgan Stanley
Merle D. Sharick, CMB, Vice President, Sales, Mortgage Asset Research Institute, Inc.
Scott Slifer, CMB, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO Mortgage Group
Carol Spiller, CMB, AMP, Manager, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Seth D. Sprague, CMB, First Vice President, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Hilde Stapgens, CMB, AMP, Mortgage Loan Originator, Residential Mortgage Corp.
Frances M. Stec-Faias, CMB, Vice President - Transaction Manager, Chase
Mark A. Stiles, CMB, Manager, AmeriDream, Inc.
Debra W. Still, CMB, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pulte Mortgage LLC
Peter L. Struck, CMB, First Vice President, WaMu
Michael N. Tano, CMB, CRO, ARU, AMP, Chief Operations Officer, Abwin Mortgage Corporation
Michael Thomasson, CMB, AMP, Account Executive, Fiserv Lending Solutions
G. Todd White, CMB, Senior Vice President-Production Manager, Arvest Mortgage Company

Aleis Stokes     202) 557-2741 astokes@mortgagebankers.org

MBA by Aleis Stokes, Boston-MA