Universal Lending competitors

James E Mac Pherson is a Chief Executive Officer at ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION and is based in Utah. He has worked as Assistant Vice President at Bank of America; Divisional Manager, Central at ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; and Area Manager, Southern Utah at ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION. James studied at Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business between 2014 and 2015, Brigham Young University between 1997 and 1998, and University of Utah between 1999 and 2001.

Jeff May is a President & CEO at Cherry Creek Mortgage, LLC and is based in Englewood, Colorado. He attended Colorado State University between 1978 and 1981 and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona between 1981 and 1983.

Peter Norden is a financial services executive with more than 35 years of experience in the mortgage lending business. He has served as CEO of Iselin, New Jersey-based HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. (formerly Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc.) since January 2012. HomeBridge is a national loan origination and servicing operation with a portfolio valued at more than $17 billion as of January 2017. Under Mr. Norden’s leadership, in 2016 HomeBridge closed over $19 billion in loans. In early 2017, Mr. Norden oversaw the acquisition of Prospect Mortgage, LLC, a transaction that added some $8 billion in annual loan origination capacity and approximately 500 mortgage originators to HomeBridge’s team. Prior to joining HomeBridge, Mr. Norden served as CEO and president of Opteum Financial Services, Inc. (OFS), which he founded in 1999. During his six-year tenure, Mr. Norden grew OFS’s mortgage origination and servicing business into a national platform with operating licenses in 47 states and originations in excess of $8 billion per annum. In 2005, he sold OFS to Bimini Capital Management (formerly Opteum, Inc.) but stayed on as executive vice president for two more years. In the 1990s, Mr. Norden acquired Olde Towne Mortgage Company, later renamed First Town Mortgage Corporation, where he served as president and CEO until the company’s sale to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Peter Norden sits on the board of directors for the Mortgage Bankers Association and serves on the Fannie Mae Customer Advisory Board. His previous service includes stints on the Fannie Mae CEO Advisory Board, the FHLMC Advisory Board and the GMAC/RFC National Advisory Board. In the past, Mr. Norden also served as president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey.

Jay Farner is Chief Executive Officer of Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest mortgage lender. He is responsible for the leadership and growth of the company. Jay joined Rock Financial in 1996 and quickly became one of the company’s top mortgage professionals. In early 1997, he became a Director of Mortgage Banking and played a significant role in training and development for Rock Financial, the company’s former Michigan-only brand. He was later promoted to Vice President of Web Mortgage Banking in May 1998 and helped establish Quicken Loans as the largest online lender in the country. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Jay served as President and Chief Marketing Officer of Quicken Loans, leveraging the synergies between marketing, business development and mortgage origination operations. During his time as President and Chief Marketing Officer, Quicken Loans launched Rocket Mortgage, the first fully online and on-demand mortgage experience. Detroit-based Quicken Loans was ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Primary Mortgage Origination” in the United States by J.D. Power for the past nine years, 2010-2018. Quicken Loans was also ranked highest in the nation for client satisfaction among mortgage servicers by J.D. Power for five consecutive years, 2014 through 2018. Quicken Loans was ranked in the top-15 on FORTUNE magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list in 2019, and has been among the top-30 companies for the last 16 years. The company has been recognized as one of Computerworld Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work in IT” for the past 14 years and ranked No. 1 for six straight years, 2013-2018. Along with his work for Quicken Loans, Jay serves as an executive board member for Community Solutions and the Metropolitan Detroit YMCA. Jay holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University and is a member of the 2011 Crain’s Detroit Business 40 under 40 class. He resides in the Detroit area with his wife Wendi and their three children.