Mortgage Industry Veteran John Hedlund Nominated to Be 2026 MBA Vice Chairman

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that John Hedlund, a decades-long MBA and industry leader and current Vice Chairman of ICE Mortgage Technology, has been nominated to serve as MBA’s Vice Chairman for the 2026 membership year.

“John Hedlund brings an impressive combination of decades of leadership as a lender, a devotion to the mortgage industry and MBA engagement, and significant entrepreneurial success to our leadership ladder,” said Laura Escobar, 2025 MBA Chair and President of Lennar Mortgage. “Our members will benefit greatly from John’s decisive leadership, his proven track record during his career to innovate and adapt to all market conditions, and his admirable passion to push for a better future for real estate finance professionals, homeowners, and renters.”

Hedlund will be installed as Vice Chairman at MBA’s 112th Annual Convention and Expo in Las Vegas this October. Per MBA’s bylaws, after serving a year as Vice Chairman, Hedlund is expected to be Chairman-Elect in the 2027 membership year, before ascending to be the Association’s Chairman in 2028.

A prominent MBA voice and industry volunteer over the years, Hedlund has served as a board member for several organizations, including as a member of MBA’s Board of Directors, Board Chairman of MISMO, Chairman of MBA’s Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), Board Member and past Chairman of the California Mortgage Bankers Association, and Advisory Board Member for Automated Mortgage Systems, Inc., and FundingShield, LLC.

Hedlund has served in senior leadership positions in the mortgage divisions at several large financial institutions during his career. He also co-founded and served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage Company, where under his leadership, AmeriHome quickly grew to become the second-largest correspondent lender in the country. He helped lead the company’s sale to Western Alliance Bank in 2021, where he was a member of the leadership and executive team until 2024. He also founded and led of Adanac Advisors Group, a boutique advisory and consulting firm.

Hedlund resides in Westlake Village, California.