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.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
Kirk G Willison
Kirk brings more than 25 years’ experience in the mortgage finance industry operating at the intersection of policy and persuasion to his role at the Community Home Lenders Association. Kirk has led government affairs operations for mortgage originators and a large industry vendor. His industry experience also extends to the secondary market as a long-time government and industry relations executive at Freddie Mac and a communications and congressional relations specialist at Ginnie Mae.
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).
Press Release: Ginnie Stress Test Inappropriate for Smaller Lenders, Cautions CHLA
CHLA TO GINNIE MAE: STRESS TESTING IS NOT APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY FOR SMALLER ISSUERS [CHLA Comment Letter on Ginnie Mae Stress Testing Follows January Ginnie
Report: Ginnie Stress Testing Inappropriate for Smaller Issuers, Cautions CHLA
The Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA) is pleased to submit these comments in response to Ginnie Mae’s Request for Input on its Stress Testing Framework.
House committee passes bill to make FHA loans less expensive
Aims to limit mortgage insurance premiums for FHA borrowers As reported by Jessica Guerin in HousingWire on June 13, 2019, the Community Home Lenders Association