HousingWire is proud to unveil the 2026 Finance Leaders, honoring 30 executives who are redefining financial leadership across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding. These leaders are steering their organizations with strategic precision — strengthening balance sheets, optimizing capital deployment and building resilient operations in a market defined by volatility and transformation.
The Finance Leaders award recognizes executives who operate at the center of business strategy. From enhancing liquidity and expanding margins to driving disciplined growth and unlocking new capital opportunities, this year’s honorees represent the financial architects behind some of housing’s most competitive and forward-focused organizations.
Congratulations to the 2026 Finance Leaders. Take a look below to see the full list of honorees.
| Amber Kramer | Chief Financial Officer | Guild Mortgage |
| Ankur Jain | Chief Financial Officer | HomeLight |
| Aurora Swithenbank | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | National MI |
| Brian Holland | Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Atlantic Bay Mortgage |
| Chris Medvidofsky | Director, Financial Planning and Analysis | Dark Matter Technologies |
| Chris McLendon | Chief Revenue Officer | Tidalwave |
| Dan Perotti | Chief Financial Officer | PennyMac |
| Dart Budz | Chief Financial Officer | Lower |
| Dave Orloff | Chief Executive Officer | American Heritage Lending |
| David Dam | Chief Financial Officer | ATTOM |
| Ellen Coleman | Chief Financial Officer | Acra Lending |
| H. Marc Helm | President and Chief Executive Officer | ReverseAmerica Advisors, Inc. (RAA), Mortgage Consultants of America (MCA) and Transformational Mortgage Solutions (TMS) |
| Jason Baker | Executive Vice President, Capital Markets | InterLinc Mortgage Services |
| Jeff Lainer | Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis | Stewart Title |
| Jeff Maddigan | Chief Financial Officer | Servbank |
| Jeremy Ask | Vice President, Finance and Analytics | Supreme Lending |
| Jesse Hill | Chief Financial Officer | eXp World Holdings |
| June Campbell | Chief Financial Officer | SitusAMC |
| Len Krupinski | Chief Operating Officer | Fairway Home Mortgage |
| Mark Schafer | Chief Financial Officer | Stellar MLS |
| Matthew Wajner | Chief Financial Officer | First American Financial Corporation |
| Michelle Richardson | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Plaza Home Mortgage |
| Mike Leone | Chief Financial Officer | Bright MLS |
| Mills Landon | Chief Financial Officer | New American Funding |
| Nikki Rock | Business Unit Controller | Newrez |
| Paul Warner | Chief Financial Officer, Consumer/Real Estate Lending | Truist |
| Ravi Jani | Chief Financial Officer | The Real Brokerage |
| Rob Wilson | Treasurer | Better Home & Finance |
| Sean Kennelly | Senior Vice President, Finance | Ascribe |
| Taylor Potter | Chief Operating Officer | Ardley |
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