Brendan Kelleher

Brendan Kelleher is the Associate Vice President of Housing Finance Policy at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where he leads the execution of MBA’s residential government housing policy and regulatory advocacy priorities. In this role, Brendan develops and strengthens important agency and industry relationships and is the lead staff representative for the Residential Board of Governors. Prior to this role, Brendan served as Director of Loan Administration Policy, where he led MBA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts related to residential loan administration - servicing - policy. In this capacity, Brendan collaborated with federal housing regulators, investors, and guarantors to enhance, streamline, and align industry servicing standards. Prior to joining MBA, Brendan served as Director of Public Policy at Rocket Companies, overseeing external relations and mortgage policy advocacy, with a particular emphasis on mortgage servicing. Brendan earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Michigan State University College of Law in 2014.