GENERAL SESSION: Mortgage Market Trends

Chief Economist, Senior Vice President, Research and Business Development, Mortgage Bankers Association

Mike Fratantoni, Ph.D., is MBA’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry/ Technology. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MBA’s industry surveys, benchmarking studies, economic and mortgage originations forecasts, industry technology efforts, and policy development research for both single-family and commercial/multifamily markets. Additionally, Fratantoni is president and member of the Board of Directors of MISMO and serves on the CSP’s Industry Advisory Group and the membership committee of MERS. Prior to joining MBA, Fratantoni worked in the industry in risk management and senior economist roles at Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae.

Managing Director and Head of Agency MBS Research, Bank of America

Jeana Curro is Managing Director and Head of Agency MBS Research at BofA Securities, specializing in relative value across Agency pass-throughs, CMOs, mortgage derivatives and Hybrid ARMs. Jeana has held similar positions at Deutsche Bank Securities, RBS Securities, and UBS Investment Bank where she was part of the Agency Structured Products Research team consistently #1 by Institutional Investor Magazine. Jeana’s research and opinions have been regularly referenced by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and HousingWire Magazine. Prior to joining Bank of America, Jeana spent five years as Portfolio Manager and Subject Matter Expert at BlackRock, as part of the Financial Markets Advisory team. Jeana graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.