Leadership
SCOTT OLSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Scott has over 20 years experience working on Capitol Hill, 15 of which he served on the House Financial Services Committee, where he held a title of Housing Policy Director. He worked extensively on housing finance issues, including GSE reform, FHA legislation, mortgage regulations, and mortgage servicing issues. Scott Olson also has six years private sector experience as a public finance investment banker and four years experience in commercial real estate finance and investments.
ROBERT ZIMMER
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CONSULTANT
Robert Zimmer is a longtime financial services executive with over 30 years of experience. He leads the strategic consulting firm TVDC, which handles press, government relations, and business development for financial clients, and previously served as a staff member of the House Financial Services Committee and head of Congressional Relations for Freddie Mac.
HOUSING WIRE: SINGLE CREDIT BUREAU PULLS – LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
An Op-Ed by CHLA President Taylor Stork highlights how a single bureau credit report could increase risk and raise rates
Housing wire: Mortgage trade groups urge rollback of proposed VA loan fee hikes
Housing Wire article about CHLA’s successful effort to kill VA mortgage fee hikes for home purchase loans in Veterans’ Affairs Committee markup of H.R. 6047