MBA Honors MortgageAmerica Co-Founder John Johnson with the 2010 Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Service Award

  

ATLANTA, GA--- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) awarded John Johnson, CMB, President & Chief Executive officer of MortgageAmerica, with the Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Service Award at the Association's 97th Annual Convention and Expo held in Atlanta. 

The award was given to Johnson in recognition of his dedication and prominent service to MBA and the mortgage lending industry. 

 "John Johnson represents the best of our industry," said MBA Chairman Michael D. Berman, CMB.  "In good times and bad, John has lived up to his company's motto of 'outrageous service' to his customers and his fellow MBA members."

Nominees for the annual award must be associated with an MBA member firm, have a record of sustained and extraordinary service to MBA and the mortgage industry, and have a strong reputation for ethical and professional conduct.

 Johnson founded MortgageAmerica in 1978 with his good friend and mentor, Dr. Harry L. Phillips.  Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, MortgageAmerica has offices throughout the Yellowhammer State as well as branches in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

 In addition, Johnson is a member of MBA's Residential/Single-Family Board of Governors (RESBOG). He also serves as a member of MBA's Council on Ensuring Mortgage Liquidity, a task force of association members that examines policy options and issue recommendations for the future of the secondary mortgage market.

 The award is named in honor of Andrew D. Woodward, an industry friend, colleague and leader who passed away in 2008.  Among other activities in his long and distinguished career, Woodward was instrumental in developing MBA's Council to Shape Change report, which was released in August 2006.

Contact:

John Mechem, (202) 557-2924, jmechem@mortgagebankers.org

Melissa Key,  (202) 557-2799, mkey@mortgagebankers.org

MBA Elects 2011 Board of Directors

 ATLANTA, GA - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)  elected its Board of Directors for the 2011 membership year at MBA's 97th Annual Convention & Expo in Atlanta.

The Board of Directors will be chaired by Michael D. Berman (top right photo), CMB, President and Chief Executive Officer of CWCapital, Needham, MA.

 MBA's Board of Directors consists of 21 elected members and one ex-officio member, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer John A. Courson (middle left photo).

 Four are from the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG), four are from the Residential/Single-Family Board of Governors (RESBOG), one is the Chairman of MORPAC, four are MBA Officers, four are members at large, three are associate members and one represents State and Local mortgage banker associations.

 The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for MBA and also manages the affairs of the association, including developing association-wide policies and approving the budget.

 The newly elected members of MBA's Board of Directors are:

Jack M. Cohen, CMB, Cohen Financial (middle right photo) 

Dan Crockett, Franklin American Mortgage Company

John V. Konyk, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC

William J. Krochalis, Sterling National Corporation

J. David Motley, CMB, Colonial National Mortgage

Edward Padilla, CMB, NorthMarq Capital LLC

Joseph R. Reppert, CoreLogic

Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, CBRE Capital Markets

G. Todd White, CMB, Arvest Mortgage Company

Marsha L. Williams Esq., Middleberg Riddle & Gianna/MRG Document Technologies

Members remaining on the Board of Directors are:

Gary Acosta, Prado Mortgage

Michael D. Berman, CMB, CWCapital

E.J. Burke, KeyBank Real Estate Capital

Garry Cipponeri, Chase

William Cosgrove, CMB, Union National Mortgage Co.

John A. Courson, Mortgage Bankers Association

Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., CMB, Cunningham & Company

Tari L. Flannery, CMB, M&T Realty Capital Corp.

Rodrigo Lopez, CMB, Amerisphere Multifamily Finance LLC

Debra W. Still, CMB, Pulte Mortgage LLC

Robert E. Story, Jr., CMB, Seattle Financial Group (lower left photo)

Michael W. Young, Cenlar FSB

Contact:

John Mechem , (202) 557-2924, jmechem@mortgagebankers.org

 Melissa Key, (202) 557-2799, mkey@mortgagebankers.org