Leadership

Executive Director

Scott Olson

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.

Counsel

Dominique (Dom) McCoy

Dom has experience in all three branches of the federal government. Previously he had worked 10 years as Senior Counsel on the House Financial Services Committee and 8 years as legislative advisor and counsel to former Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC) (now director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency). Starting in 2013, Dom worked as Chief of Staff for the Rural Housing Service (RHS), and for the last two years was General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

National Mortgage News Op-ED: “Don’t Eliminate Ability to Repay – Reform It

February 5, 2020

CHLA Board Member Bill Giambrone (President and CEO of Platinum Home Mortgage) highlights the joint proposal by CHLA, the National Association of Realtors, consumer groups,

Inside Mortgage Finance: CHLA Raises Concerns about Higher GSE Seller-Servicer Requirements

January 31, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s new proposal on higher capital standards for Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac servicers is still pretty fresh but already the industry is reacting. The Community Home Lenders

CHLA Joins Broad Coalition in CFPB Letter Outlining Proposal to Preserve QM Ability to Repay, With Appropriate Flexibility

January 21, 2020

CHLA joined with a broad coalition including the National Association of Realtors, consumer groups, USMI, and other small lender groups in offering a proposal to