Lopa Kolluri

With over 25 years of experience in affordable housing and community and economic development in both the public and private sectors, Kolluri has extensive knowledge and experience in management and operations and in the execution of affordable housing policy and programs and financing transactions. Recently named Head of Affordable Housing Lending at M and T Bank, Kolluri is responsible for the development and execution of the Bank’s affordable housing strategy, and the allocation of Bank’s balance sheet to affordable housing transactions. Prior to this role, Kolluri was Senior Vice President with M and T’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Innovation Office, leading strategy for the Bank’s CRE Transformation Initiatives. Before joining M and T, Kolluri was with HUD where she served as the head of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) overseeing $1.2 trillion in insured mortgages and leading 2800 employees. She also oversaw HUD’s Office of Housing which includes the Offices of Manufactured Housing, Multifamily Housing and Housing Counseling.