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Collingwood Announces New Managing Director

The Collingwood Group, a Washington, DC-based advisory firm led by the former head of FHA, recently announced along with its partners who have held senior leadership positions focused on housing policy and regulation in HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, that Justin Burch will be joining the company as Managing Director and head of the Federal Housing Practice.

Prior to the announcement, Burch lead FHA’s quality assurance and counterparty risk management activities, including compliance evaluation of origination, underwriting, and servicing practices, lender examinations, and management of FHA’s Credit Watch Initiative. Recently deployed with the introduction of the new FHA Loan Review System, Burch also was a key stakeholder in the development and implementation of FHA’s Loan Quality Assessment Methodology.

“Justin’s extensive experience as an integral part of FHA and Ginnie Mae, coupled with his unique insight and understanding of the operations and risk management and compliance strategy of both organizations, will offer our clients a unique perspective on many of the most pressing business issues in housing finance today,” said Brian O’Reilly, President of The Collingwood Group.

Serving as a critical voice for FHA, Burch presented at numerous industry events and interacted with the lending community. He was active in broader federal housing policy discussions as a member of the Joint Federal Housing Agency working group composed of leadership from the CFPB, Ginnie Mae, FHFA, FHA, the VA Loan Guaranty Service, and Rural Development. Before FHA, Burch worked as a Senior Risk Analyst for Ginnie Mae where his responsibilities included issuer performance evaluations and monitoring of a $520 billion portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, and was principal architect behind the development of the Finnie Mae HMBS program, enabling reverse mortgage lenders the opportunity to securitize FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgages.

“I am excited to join such a progressive organization. The partnership between Collingwood and Situs presents a unique platform to explore growth opportunities in the commercial and residential real estate market. I look forward to joining the team,” said Burch.

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