Four Letters That Set You Apart: Seven Mortgage Servicers Earn CCMS Designation

LOS ANGELES–Seven mortgage servicers earned their Certified Commercial Mortgage Servicer designations here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference.

“We congratulate the newest CCMS designees who were awarded the designation while celebrating the tenth anniversary of the designation during the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference,” said Gail Griffith, Director of Commercial and Multifamily Education Content with the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Known as the four letters that set you apart, the CCMS designation is highly respected across the commercial/multifamily servicing industry.”

Griffith noted the CCMS designees exemplify the depth and breadth of knowledge, experience and industry participation related to servicing commercial and multifamily loans across all servicing platforms. “Earning the designation was no easy feat–the designees needed to qualify for acceptance into the program, complete a six-hour written exam and an industry issue-related oral exam, all during the pandemic,” she said.

The designees included:

D’Etta Casto DeLeon, CCIM, CCMS

Senior Portfolio Manager with CBRE Loan Servicing/Capital Markets. [Earned CCMS designation in 2020]

Derek VanderVeen, CRI, CCMS

Vice President, Business Development with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC. [Earned CCMS designation in 2020]

Lise McNamara, CCMS

GSE Asset Management – Team Manager with Wells Fargo. [Earned CCMS designation in 2021]

Lea Land, CCMS

Director of Special Servicing with Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Servicing. [Earned CCMS designation in 2019]

David Bornheimer, CCMS

Senior Vice President, Real Estate Solutions Department with Midland Loan Services, PNC Bank. [Earned CCMS designation in 2020]

Kenneth Walters, CCMS

Senior Vice President and Senior Manager of Investor Accounting and Reporting with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC. [Earned CCMS designation in 2020]

Amelia Rice, CCMS

Senior Loan Servicing Specialist with Thrivent Financial. [Earned CCMS designation in 2022]

Griffith noted MBA has revised the CCMS designation process. “We have lowered the point qualification required to reach a broader servicing audience, including those working offshore, we are converting the six-hour written exam to a four-hour multiple-choice exam, streamlined the application and payment process and rolled out a new marketing campaign.”

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