{"id":4239,"date":"2023-06-07T18:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T18:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankbuysphilly.com\/mt-rccs-christine-chandler-nominated-as-mba-vice-chair-for-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T18:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T18:57:04","slug":"mt-rccs-christine-chandler-nominated-as-mba-vice-chair-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankbuysphilly.com\/mt-rccs-christine-chandler-nominated-as-mba-vice-chair-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"M&T RCC\u2019s Christine Chandler nominated as MBA vice chair for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mortgage Bankers Association<\/a><\/strong> (MBA) announced on Wednesday that Christine Chandler, the executive vice president, chief credit officer, and chief operating officer of M&T Realty Capital Corporation<\/strong> (RCC), has been nominated to serve as MBA’s vice chair for the 2024 membership year. <\/p>\n The installation of Chandler is expected to take place at the association’s 110th Annual Convention in Philadelphia later this month.<\/p>\n “Christine is a passionate and influential leader in real estate finance and is a terrific choice to lead MBA and its members through the challenges and opportunities our industry faces,” said Matt Rocco<\/a>, the 2023 MBA chairman and president of Colliers Mortgage<\/strong>. “She is one of MBA’s most active members and is a strong advocate of ensuring sustainable homeownership and rental housing opportunities in communities nationwide. I congratulate her for this well-deserved honor of joining MBA’s leadership ladder.”<\/p>\n Chandler brings to the role more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate finance, having been with M&T since 1991. In her current role, which she has held since 2018, Chandler has been responsible for making credit decisions for M&T RCC multifamily and healthcare transactions underwritten in the Fannie Mae<\/a><\/strong> and Freddie Mac<\/a><\/strong> and Federal Housing Administration<\/a><\/strong> (FHA) platforms. <\/p>\n She also oversees the management of the company’s operations, asset management group, and transformation team.<\/p>\n Prior to this role, Chandler served as the M&T RCC chief FHA underwriter, a role she held for 13 years. She also worked as a senior Fannie Mae DUS underwriter and held various roles managing the closing and delivery for FHA and Ginnie Mae<\/a><\/strong> transactions. <\/p>\n Additionally, Chandler has served as a relationship manager in the company’s commercial real estate division, focusing on construction and permanent portfolio lending.<\/p>\n Chandler’s commitment to the mortgage banking industry is evident through her active involvement in various committees and groups, according to a press release on the nomination. She is a voting member of MBA’s board of directors and currently serves as the 2023 chair of MBA’s Commercial Real Estate\/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG). <\/p>\n In 2022, Chandler was appointed to MBA’s DEI Committee and joined the Audit Committee in 2021. <\/p>\n Outside of her professional responsibilities, Chandler serves as a board member for several not-for-profit entities. She is a director for the University System of Maryland Foundation<\/strong> (USMF), where she actively participates in the Governance Committee. <\/p>\n Furthermore, Chandler has been involved with Partners in Excellence<\/strong> (PIE), an organization affiliated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore<\/strong>, since her appointment to the Advisory Board by Archbishop Lori in 2017. Currently serving as Vice Chair, she remains passionate about the program after six years of dedicated service.<\/p>\n