John Lawrence
Mission Viejo,CA
Summary
Innovative executive and marketing professional experienced in high-volume, mortgage production, trading and servicing business operations. Desires a high-level position in a professional corporate or private environment.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Dunmor Capital
Woodland Hills, CA
04.2022 - Current
- Responsible for Day to Day operations of Sales, Loan Operations, Servicing, Post Closing, and Asset Management.
- Build start up commercial residential lending platform.
- Build best in class loan servicing experience for investment customers.
- Build data and analytics platform for portfolio oversight.
- Assist with capital raise.
Executive Vice President
Selene Finance
Mission Viejo, CA
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Manage all day to Day Default Operations
- Build out EBO Process
- Select industry leading technology
- Led Loan Acquisition strategy
President
BSI Financial
Irvine, CA
05.2015 - 04.2022
- Responsible for all Operational functions for Loan Servicing team of over 400 employees in 4 locations
- Spearheaded RMBS and capital raise for MSR acquisitions
- Doubled servicing profitability through expense reduction and creation of new business lines
- Created valuation, title and REO asset management business lines that added immediate profitability
- Experience with NON- QM, investor fix and flip, and Heloc asset classes
- Oversaw sales efforts and approved pricing
SVP- Portfolio Management
PIMCO
Newport Beach, CA
06.2010 - 01.2015
- Hired to assist with capital raise of Bravo funds as new private investment vehicles for firm
- Managed all aspects of performing and non-performing whole loan trading operations
- Started and performed due diligence for firms entry into UK non-performing loan market
- Oversaw all operational aspects of consumer, student, and auto loan investments
- Sourced transactions for various fund investments through industry contacts
- Facilitated entry into mortgage production investments in MSR and Non-QM.
Managing Director
Pennymac
Calabasas, Trabuco Canyon, CA
03.2008 - 04.2010
- Built post closing and loan servicing platform as startup to over 20,000 loans under management
- Helped in capital raising for private fund and creation of public REIT
- Responsible for all capacity planning and budgeting for PFSI business
- Led first FDIC structure NPL trade.
SVP Loan Operations
Fremont Investment & Loan
Brea, CA
11.2006 - 03.2008
- Responsible for all loan servicing functions that included 600 employees in two service centers
- Implemented loss mitigation program sponsored by FDIC to modify over 50% of delinquent customers
- Oversaw clean up of post closing document deficiencies
- Managed numerous audits by rating agencies and outside firms with little to no operational findings
- Member of bank ALCO committee.
SVP Head of Sales
First American
Santa Ana, CA
11.2005 - 11.2006
- Oversaw sales and product development for national sales
- Managed a team of 10 professional sales associates
- Developed new incentive compensation program for team
- Responsible for numerous RFP and pricing proposals for many large institutional customers.
Vice President
SVP, IndyMac Bank
Pasadena, CA
07.2002 - 11.2006
VP
Wells Fargo Bank
Charlotte, NC
01.1995 - 07.2002
Education
Associate of Arts - Business administration and Economics
University of Iowa
Skills
- Mortgage loan pricing and trading for both Performing and non-performing loans
- Due diligence and post closing oversight
- Servicing management operations experience
- Default management expertise
- Client account management experience with
- Capital raising of two large funds
- Budgeting expertise and capacity planning for Growth of new start up businesses
- Project management over numerous projects to Enhance optimal performance
- Leadership/communication skills
- Helped to lead start up of 2 multi billion dollar private funds to invest in various aspects of bank
- De-leveraging Funds have lifetime IRR's greater than 20%
- Start up owner of full service mortgage banking company Built out entire post closing and servicing Platforms
- Held numerous senior executive positions in large established mortgage banking companies including
- Oversight of over 1000 full time employees
- 20 years experience in sourcing financial transactions
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Dunmor Capital
04.2022 - Current
Executive Vice President
Selene Finance
09.2021 - 04.2022
President
BSI Financial
05.2015 - 04.2022
SVP- Portfolio Management
PIMCO
06.2010 - 01.2015
Managing Director
Pennymac
03.2008 - 04.2010
SVP Loan Operations
Fremont Investment & Loan
11.2006 - 03.2008
SVP Head of Sales
First American
11.2005 - 11.2006
Vice President
SVP, IndyMac Bank
07.2002 - 11.2006
VP
Wells Fargo Bank
01.1995 - 07.2002
Associate of Arts - Business administration and Economics
University of Iowa
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