The speaker line-up for the 2025 Fair Lending Forum is being developed. Check back for updates. For now, take a look at our robust, diverse list of 2024 speakers.
Josh Stein
Attorney General
North Carolina
Robert D. Broeksmit
President and CEO
Mortgage Bankers Association
Lindsey Johnson
President and CEO
Community Bankers Association
Andy Sandler
Founder and CEO
Asurity
Grovetta Gardineer
Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Ben Olson
Senior Associate Director for Consumer Protection & Supervision
Federal Reserve Board, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs
Varda Hussain
Principal Deputy Chief for Fair Lending in the Civil Rights Division, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
U.S. Department of Justice
J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo
Principal Deputy Fair Lending Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Dr. Anurag Agarwal
President
RiskExec
Sean McGuire
Assistant General Counsel – Executive Director
Wells Fargo
Dr. Marsha Courchane
VP and Practice Leader
Charles River Associates
Andrea Mitchell
Managing Partner
Mitchell Sandler
Jesse Van Tol
President and CEO
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Grace Brasington
Senior Managing Director
Asurity Advisors
Robert Maddox
Partner
Bradley
Linda Ezuka
Founder
CRA Today and the CRA Hub
Kathleen Ryan
SVP, Fair and Responsible Banking
American Bankers Association
Christa Carter
Head of Fair Lending and Responsible Banking
Flagstar
Jim Braaksma II
Director of Risk
Upstart
Ruthann Redmon
Director, Compliance, Fair Lending/Fair Servicing
Cenlar
Daniella Casseres
Partner
Mitchell Sandler
Kristy Curl
Chief Compliance Officer
Stellar Bank
Chris Napier
Partner
Mitchell Sandler
Donna Schmidt
Owner and Founder
DLS Servicing
Laura Rau
Chief Compliance Officer, EVP
Independent Financial Bank
Chris J. Willis
Partner
Troutman Pepper
James Wylie
Associate Director
Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Fair Lending Oversight
Patricia Hartsfield-Davis
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors
Britt Faircloth
Senior Director of the Office of Fair and Responsible Banking
Citizens Bank
Patti Joyner
President and Owner
Financial Solutions
Amit Jnagal
Founder and CEO
Infrrd
Monica Shelton
Director, Regulatory Technology
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Krista Shonk
Vice President and Senior Counsel
American Bankers Association
Jennifer Slagle Peck
Acting Deputy Chief in the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Anne Marie Pippin
Acting Deputy Director Division of Conservatorship Oversight and Readiness (DCOR)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Stephen Hicks
SVP, Global Risk Executive
Bank of America
Jennie Heaton
Head of Fair and Responsible Banking
Truist Bank
Vicki Vidal
Senior Regulatory Counsel -Corporate Compliance
ICE Mortgage Technology
Lindsay Yousif
Executive Director, Compliance
Fair & Responsible Banking Officer
Ally
Christina Speh
Chief Compliance Officer
Wintrust
Lee Howerin
Vice President, Senior Compliance Risk Manager
Truist Financial Corporation
Michelle Brewer
SVP, Fair and Responsible Banking Officer
United Community
Deborah Grissom
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors
Lynn Woosley
Managing Director
Asurity Advisors
Carl Pry
Senior Advisor
Asurity Advisors
Jan Bergeson
Executive Director & CRA Officer
Ally Bank
Ed Kramer
Senior Advisor
Asurity
Sarah Brons
SVP, Community Reinvestment Act Products and Services RiskExec
Jesse Taylor
Director, Compliance Products & Services
RiskExec