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Tara Fenton
Assistant Vice President - Asset Management Loss Mitigation
Orchard Park,NY
Summary
Performance and results-driven, analytical, assiduous, and detail-oriented individual with several years of experience, pursuing the position of Human Capital Management - Vice President at Goldman Sachs (England) with intentions to achieve alignment with business goals to encourage top-tier human potential needed to promote excellent and diverse talent for effective enterprise performance. Enthusiastic about applying excellent organization and communication skills to lead and manage teams. Visionary and dedicated individual, well-accustomed in interfacing and consulting on business processes designed to tackle new challenges, and attain business success through strategic planning, efficiency and team building efforts
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Assistant Vice President| DEI Committee Member
M&T Bank
Getzville, NY
06.2018 - Current
- Execute regulatory based reviews and application of governance policies on assigned Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) accounts per Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, Veterans Association (VA) loans, M&T Investment Servicing (Real Estate Owned) loans, Third Party Lakeview Loan Servicing loans, U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA/FARM) loans, State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) loans, M&T Commercial loans, M&T/SFO (Private Loans), Investor 707 loans, Wells Fargo Financial Services Company loans, Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) loans, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) loans, Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) loans, Bayview Loan Servicing loans, Housing Urban Development (HUD) Section 184 Indian Hometown Guarantee Program, Housing Urban Development (HUD) Section 184 A Native Hawaiian Home Loan Guarantee Program, and Housing Urban Development (HUD), and Bayview investors
- Identified, reviewed, prioritized, and reported on suspected or potential mortgage fraud cases ad hoc and conveyed information to relevant risk and compliance BSA/ALM and Financial Crimes teams for further due diligence, and assist in developing strategic initiatives to provide comprehensive support to mortgage fraud victims
- Liaise with foreclosure attorneys per contested liquidation processes and report proposed negotiations or decisions directly to members of senior management. Identified issues with client servicing, material sourcing and proposed the implementation of successful solutions
- Complete escrow analysis on qualified Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) accounts per FHLMC, FNMA, Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance (FHLB - MPF) investor accounts per deferment stipulations
- Take inbound and make outbound calls to assigned portfolio of mortgage loans for borrowers who are delinquent in their loan payments and are investigating loss mitigation options, or are in foreclosure, while maintaining compliance with all state and federal laws, and regulations applicable to consumer collection activity
- Direct US Department of the Treasury HUD/HAF qualifying COVID-19 Cares Act - Forbearance Plan mortgage account holders to relevant state and county homeowners' assistance funding
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for operation development programs
- Recommended actions based on production and compliance reports through planned communication initiatives for comprehensive operational development program management
- Evaluate several system applications per judicial and non-judicial liquidation accounts, and verified with outline specifications to pursue or reject mediation
- Attend weekly and monthly departmental meetings, as well as partnership sessions for collegiate and executive leadership initiatives with academic institutions and bank subsidiaries
- Communicate with leadership teams to assist with the application of administrative initiatives and decisions to support policy changes
- Attend Asset Management departmental board, Wilmington Trust Bank Equity One partnership, as well as Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) coalition committee meetings and contribute to decision making and strategy implementations for increased enterprise-wide employee performance
- Attend college workshop recruiting events, promoting company brand and building rapport with collegiate candidates and partners
- Review, identify, update and prioritize strategic initiatives to provide direct comprehensive support to senior executive leadership
- Facilitate the creation of segment policies for broad departmental adaptation through quality assurance calibrations
- Work with stakeholders to provide cross-functional change to inform management decisions, and uphold strict compliance with regulatory systems
- Assist management teams with business strategy by conveying investor and state related information directly to stakeholders who are beneficiaries per eligibility requirements
- Attracted and retained talents through the human resources collegiate hiring through organizational rebranding and targeting marketing campaigns to these specific audiences and reviewed incoming correspondences as well as drafted appropriate responses on behalf of Senior Vice Presidents and other hiring managers
- Create and drive short-term and advanced promotional initiatives and planning processes for new collegiate recruits in operational, management, and executive development programs
- Evaluate matrixes per mortgage investor default strategies as alternative approaches offset liquidation
- Establish performance goals and prepare outlined processes for achievement as well as mitigate regulatory risks by overseeing adherence to investor guidelines to improve business process flows
- Led and assisted operational teams in development, rollout and management, and maintenance of employee service lines
- Increase team workflow by analyzing data and maximizing opportunities for improved productivity across varied segments and departments
- Demonstrate proficient leadership skills through advisory council to motivate employees and build competent teams via diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- Attend annual shareholders meetings, as well as monthly regional and departmental townhall meetings to promote employee and shareholder engagement, and networking support
Education
Cyber Security
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 10.2021 - 03.2022
Higher Education Administration
University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 09.2016 - 05.2018
Psychology
University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 09.2015 - 05.2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY 01.2014 - 05.2015
Certified Information Systems Audit
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 03.2022 - Current
Skills
Consulting
Recruiting
Corporate presentations
Coordination of Administrative Activities
Search Engine Optimization
Internal / External Communications
Operations management
Negotiation
Logistics Management
University Level Operations & Structure
Business administration
Business planning
Business Development
Internal / External Liaison
New business pursuits
Strategic Initiatives / Strategic Plan Implementation
Reporting, Meeting Minutes, Records Management
Issue Resolution Skills
Department Policies & Procedure Implementation
Recruitment / Human Resources
Process management oversight
Strategic planning
Decision Making & Judgment
Effective relationship building
Affiliations
Women in Business Association
Software
Timeline
Certified Information Systems Audit
Texas State University
03.2022 - Current
Cyber Security
Cornell University
10.2021 - 03.2022
Assistant Vice President| DEI Committee Member
M&T Bank
06.2018 - Current
Higher Education Administration
University At Buffalo
09.2016 - 05.2018
Psychology
University At Buffalo
09.2015 - 05.2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Erie Community College
01.2014 - 05.2015