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Announcing The 2026 Finance Leaders

HousingWire is proud to unveil the 2026 Finance Leaders, honoring 30 executives who are redefining financial leadership across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding. These leaders are steering their organizations with strategic precision — strengthening balance sheets, optimizing capital deployment and building resilient operations in a market defined by volatility and transformation.

The Finance Leaders award recognizes executives who operate at the center of business strategy. From enhancing liquidity and expanding margins to driving disciplined growth and unlocking new capital opportunities, this year’s honorees represent the financial architects behind some of housing’s most competitive and forward-focused organizations.

Congratulations to the 2026 Finance Leaders. Take a look below to see the full list of honorees.

Name	Job Title	Company Name
Amber Kramer	Chief Financial Officer	Guild Mortgage
Ankur Jain	Chief Financial Officer	HomeLight
Aurora Swithenbank	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	National MI
Brian Holland	Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Atlantic Bay Mortgage
Chris Medvidofsky	Director, Financial Planning and Analysis	Dark Matter Technologies
Chris McLendon	Chief Revenue Officer	Tidalwave
Dan Perotti	Chief Financial Officer	PennyMac
Dart Budz	Chief Financial Officer	Lower
Dave Orloff	Chief Executive Officer	American Heritage Lending
David Dam	Chief Financial Officer	ATTOM
Ellen Coleman	Chief Financial Officer	Acra Lending
H. Marc Helm	President and Chief Executive Officer	ReverseAmerica Advisors, Inc. (RAA), Mortgage Consultants of America (MCA) and Transformational Mortgage Solutions (TMS)
Jason Baker	Executive Vice President, Capital Markets	InterLinc Mortgage Services
Jeff Lainer	Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis	Stewart Title
Jeff Maddigan	Chief Financial Officer	Servbank
Jeremy Ask	Vice President, Finance and Analytics	Supreme Lending
Jesse Hill	Chief Financial Officer	eXp World Holdings
June Campbell	Chief Financial Officer	SitusAMC
Len Krupinski	Chief Operating Officer	Fairway Home Mortgage
Mark Schafer	Chief Financial Officer	Stellar MLS
Matthew Wajner	Chief Financial Officer	First American Financial Corporation
Michelle Richardson	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	Plaza Home Mortgage
Mike Leone	Chief Financial Officer	Bright MLS
Mills Landon	Chief Financial Officer	New American Funding
Nikki Rock	Business Unit Controller	Newrez
Paul Warner	Chief Financial Officer, Consumer/Real Estate Lending	Truist
Ravi Jani	Chief Financial Officer	The Real Brokerage
Rob Wilson	Treasurer	Better Home & Finance
Sean Kennelly	Senior Vice President, Finance	Ascribe
Taylor Potter	Chief Operating Officer	Ardley

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Announcing The 2026 Finance Leaders

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