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.
Communications Director
Craig Thomas
Craig joined CHLA in July 2020 after a 30-year career at Freddie Mac, where he served in a variety of external relations roles, including Congressional relations, regulatory relations, and public policy. Most recently, as Freddie Mac’s Senior Director of Government and Industry Relations, he was a top member of its Congressional Affairs team and managed its State Relations team. He has broad knowledge and experience in a variety of housing finance issues, especially the GSEs and their business, and housing finance reform.
CHLA asks Treasury, FHFA, and Fannie Mae to reverse steep cuts in investor, second home loans for certain lenders
Read the Letter Here In a strong joint letter to Treasury, FHFA, and Fannie Mae, CHLA called on these entities to take action to reverse
Housing Wire CHLA Oped: Why federal CRA requirement on IMBs is not necessary
In a Housing Wire Op-Ed, CHLA lays out a strong case against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s call to extend CRA to non-banks, including IMBs
CHLA Renews call for End to FHA Life of Loan Premiums – cites impact of GSE refi caps
CHLA writes HUD Secretary Fudge to renew its longstanding call to end FHA premiums for the Life of the Loan – citing new 3% caps