Sean Sowards

Sean Sowards is Fannie Mae’s Senior Director of Mortgage Fraud Investigations, reporting to the Vice President, Financial Crimes. Sowards is responsible for overseeing operations of Fannie Mae’s mortgage fraud program and ensuring compliance with Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations. He also serves as Fannie Mae’s liaison with industry, regulatory, and law enforcement partners with respect to mortgage fraud matters. Before assuming his position with Fannie Mae, Sowards served 25 years in federal law enforcement, retiring in 2017 as the Director of Field Operations for the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. Prior to joining the IRS, he was a Special Agent with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General. He has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.