Rick Sorkin
Senior Advisor @ Ardley
About
Highly accomplished senior executive with a proven track record leading business, technology and operational areas at Fannie Mae. Results-driven leader with expertise in Talent Recruitment/Leader Development, Client and Stakeholder Management, Regulatory Compliance, Technology/Program Management and Risk Management. Led large, successful strategic initiatives for the board and federal regulator demonstrating cross-functional leadership capabilities.
United States
Mount Pleasant
Financial Services
Structured Finance, Capital Markets, Management, Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Outsourcing, Strategy, Credit, P&L Management, Financial Services, Loans, Regulatory Compliance, Operational Risk, Business Transformation, Automation, Leadership Development, Client Relations, Stakeholder Management, Securitization, Process Improvement
Experience

Senior Vice President & Head of Business Operations
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Executive leader responsible for the execution of the processes and transactions that enable the business and support the customers, while focusing on continuous improvement and innovation. Partnered with and supported all operational functions of the Capital Markets, Single-Family, Multi-Family and Credit/Loss Mitigation business lines. Reported directly to the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Played a leading role in transformation efforts to automate, optimize and continuously improve how Fannie Mae processes transactions. Defined strategic multiyear road maps for Operations employees to clearly understand how Operations supports Fannie Mae’s digital journey. • Led and managed a 650+ person organization accountable for all aspects of business operations balancing safety and soundness with speed of execution and customer experience. • Chaired Chief Operating Office Automation Program • Led process reengineering and operational control rationalization effort (manual controls reduced from 57% to 40%) • Executive co-lead for the Company’s future state mortgage servicing program • Board Member of Common Securitization Solutions LLC (CSS) - October 2014 to June 2021 • Committee membership: Single Family Risk, Multifamily Risk, Asset & Liability, Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk and Digital Products

Senior Vice President Securitization - Capital Markets
Fannie Mae
• Led the successful operational and technological integration with Common Securitization Solutions, a joint venture between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. • Co-led the large multi-year change effort to merge the $5+ trillion-dollar mortgage backed securities markets of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through the issuance of a common security, the Uniform Mortgage Backed Security. Responsible for successful collaboration with the Company’s regulator and Freddie Mac. • Led the Structured Transactions, REO and Distressed Assets groups - Responsible for managing the issuance and product development of mortgage-backed structured transactions – including Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs), Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities, and Mega Pools. • Led Fannie Mae’s multi-year Servicing initiative. Projects included: creation of a self-service reconciliation system for servicers to prepare the monthly loan activity reports, simplified mortgage insurance claims processing, simplified expense reimbursement process, expanded loss mitigation waterfall system to all servicers via a simplified user interface, expanded property preservation capabilities so Fannie Mae would start paying taxes and HOA fees post-foreclosure

Senior Vice President Single Family Pricing Strategy & Structured Transactions
• Led Pricing Strategy setting credit guaranty fees for all Single-Family sellers via lender specific, national, flow and bulk pricing. Used near real time acquisition and total book data (credit performance, risk layering, return on capital) for each seller to dynamically price/commit forward deliveries. Leveraged recourse and other credit transfer options to support Fannie Mae and the seller's execution needs.

Vice President Structured Transactions - Capital Markets
• Led a team responsible for managing the issuance and product development of mortgage-backed structured transactions – including Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs), Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities, and Mega Pools. • Represented Capital Markets on both the corporate Operating and Risk Transfer Committees • Supported the creation of a multiyear strategic Guarantor and Issuer roadmap • Led Capital Markets adoption and integration with BlackRock’s Aladdin Operating System

Director Structured Transactions - Capital Markets
Fannie Mae
Washington D.C.
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