MBA Premier Member Profile: Hilltop Advisors
(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.)
Hilltop Advisors is a mortgage consulting firm that is an affiliate of The Hilltop Companies group. Our services are targeted to mortgage banking entities and include risk management consulting, regulatory compliance reviews, operational enhancements, technology utilization (mortgage applications, MERS, MISMO, data tools), finance/accounting advisory, audit readiness, fraud and financial crimes assessments, corporate due diligence and litigation support (see www.thehilltopcompanies.com).
Key Senior Personnel
–Geoffrey Oliver
–Nigel Brazier
–Don Davis
–John Mendonca
MBA: What is the most important issue facing your company right now?
GEOFFREY OLIVER: Aligning our consulting services to the needs of the mortgage industry. We constantly are adding senior resources that have new skills to add to our wealth of mortgage industry capabilities. Finding the right resources is an ongoing challenge.
MBA: What are some key trends your company is tracking?
OLIVER: Changes in origination to create efficiency. Reassessing regulatory compliance processes and technology to minimize costs. Fintech opportunities and smart data/processes that could apply to the mortgage business.
MBA: Why did your company join the Mortgage Bankers Association?
OLIVER: The mortgage industry is one of our primary business focus areas given the backgrounds of many of our employees. MBA is the Association that our clients are members.
MBA: How has being an MBA Premier Member benefited your company?
OLIVER: We hope to grow the benefit further but our name brand and member exposure has been a benefit.
(MBA Premier Member Profiles are a service provided by the Mortgage Bankers Association and MBA NewsLink as a service to MBA Premier Members. Publication does not constitute an endorsement of a particular company, product or service. For more information about the MBA Premier Member program, contact Rashida Holmes at rholmes@mba.org or 202/557-2779.)
