MBA Nominates Susan T. Stewart of SWBC Mortgage as 2019 MBA Vice Chair

The Mortgage Bankers Association nominated Susan T. Stewart, CEO of SWBC Mortgage, San Antonio, Texas, to serve as Vice Chairman for the 2019 membership year.

Stewart will be elected by MBA members at the Association’s 105th Annual Convention this October in Washington, D.C.

“Susan is an outstanding leader and a well-respected voice on the most important issues facing our industry,” said MBA Chairman Dave Motley, CMB, President Colonial Savings F.A, Fort Worth, Texas. “In addition to MBA, I’ve worked with her at the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association, and am confident her talents will serve her well in this role.”

Stewart currently serves as a member of the MBA Board of Directors, sits on the MBA Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG) and is on the board of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation. In addition to serving on the ODF board, both Stewart and SWBC Mortgage have been recognized as Guardian-level donors of the organization.

Stewart is a past president of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and the San Antonio Mortgage Bankers. Additionally, she was appointed to the Texas Mortgage Industry Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of the Texas Savings and Mortgage Banking Division. In 2009, she received the Texas Mortgage Bankers Distinguished Service Award.

Stewart joined SWBC in 1989 and serves as the CEO of SWBC Mortgage Corp. Under her leadership, SWBC Mortgage has grown from three employees to 615 individuals operating in 39 states with annual sales of $3 billion and a servicing portfolio exceeding $10 billion. She received her BBA from the University of the Incarnate Word.