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Vicki Donnelly

Bloomfield Hills,MI

Summary

Driven and strategic professional with proven track record in leadership. Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of organizational growth and operational efficiency. Committed to achieving impactful results through forward-thinking strategies and effective collaboration.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President Mortgage Operations

Mr. Cooper
11.2024 - Current

Mr. Cooper purchased the Third Party Originations channel from Flagstar on an interim basis.

Senior Vice President

Flagstar Bank, FSB
05.2014 - 11.2024
  • Managed several departments including retail processing and closing, government insuring, post closing and delegated correspondent operations
  • Developed and executed strategic initiatives to drive business growth.
  • Created cross-functional teams to improve efficiencies and effectively manage fluctuating volume.
  • Co-created and executed a mentoring program to develop future leaders.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership team members on long-term strategic planning that ensured sustainable success for the company.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service by implementing best practices and fostering a culture of accountability.
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Strengthened relationships with key stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Hired and developed high performing teams.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
  • Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
  • Monitored key business risks and established risk management procedures.

National Fulfillment Group Manager – FHA/VA/Community Lending

Citibank, N.A.
01.2002 - 05.2014
  • Led mortgage fulfillment groups consisting of up to 16 managers, 14 supervisors and over 200 staff including loan processors, underwriters, closers, assistants and insuring auditors.
  • Managed Retail, Retention, Partnership/Growth, Employee, Correspondent and Broker channels
  • Acted in a liaison capacity with mortgage insurance companies to manage resources, underwriting workflow and risk scenarios.
  • Worked closely with risk groups to assess and analyze guideline and overlay exception requests.
  • Managed national call queues for government and community lending.
  • Handled sensitive and complex customer escalations including those from governmental agencies and the presidential response unit.
  • Consulted on system and reporting requirements and implementations for government, community and conventional lending.
  • Consolidated 6 disparate retail and broker FHA/VA operations centers achieving cost savings, scalability, operational efficiencies and improving the customer experience.
  • Joined the community lending operations with FHA/VA operations to leverage highly skilled staff with similar skill set for operational efficiencies and cost savings.
  • Cross-trained staff to become efficient in handling FHA/VA, retail and wholesale/broker business adapting to volume changes, the needs of the different sales channels and adhering to multiple service level agreements simultaneously.
  • Winner of Quality Excellence Award

Mortgage Operations Team leader and FHA / VA underwriter

GMAC Mortgage
01.1998 - 01.2002

Senior Mortgage Loan Underwriter (Conventional)

PNC Mortgage (formerly First of America)
12.1994 - 01.1998

Education

Master of Science in Administration -

Central Michigan University – College of Business
12.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Materials and Logistics Management

Michigan State University – College of Business
06.1992

Skills

  • Effective strategic leadership
  • Continuous improvement strategies
  • Mentoring and Employee Development
  • Consumer and TPO Experience
  • Conventional and Government Lending Expertise
  • Project Management
  • Process optimization
  • Strategic partnership development
  • Change implementation strategies
  • Building strong professional connections
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Risk management
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Timeline

Vice President Mortgage Operations

Mr. Cooper
11.2024 - Current

Senior Vice President

Flagstar Bank, FSB
05.2014 - 11.2024

National Fulfillment Group Manager – FHA/VA/Community Lending

Citibank, N.A.
01.2002 - 05.2014

Mortgage Operations Team leader and FHA / VA underwriter

GMAC Mortgage
01.1998 - 01.2002

Senior Mortgage Loan Underwriter (Conventional)

PNC Mortgage (formerly First of America)
12.1994 - 01.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Materials and Logistics Management

Michigan State University – College of Business

Master of Science in Administration -

Central Michigan University – College of Business
Vicki Donnelly