Dartagnon Budz

Dartagnon (Dart) Budz serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Newrez LLC and oversees the finance and data analytics organizations. Budz joined Newrez in 2022 as Head of Finance and took over as Chief Financial Officer in January 2024. He has spent more than 15 years in financial services and mortgage banking, including previous roles at Bank of America, Santander, and Service Finance, a division of Truist. Budz has nearly 25 years of finance experience in consumer retail, consumer lending, mortgage, and fintech businesses, including extensive experience in financial planning and analysis. Budz attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and holds a B.A. in Economics and Finance. He also earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois.