This is a special podcast where we will have a LIVE update from Bill Killmer, SVP of Legislative & Political Affairs, and Pete Mills, SVP of Residential Policy & Member Engagement, to discuss the latest developments related to relief for Fannie and Freddie RMBS issuers in light of forbearance. 

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Bill Killmer
Senior Vice President for Legislative and Political Affairs
Mortgage Bankers Association

Bill Killmer is Senior Vice President for Legislative and Political Affairs at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). A veteran of over twenty five years in the housing arena, Bill is responsible for managing the real estate finance industry’s legislative, grassroots, and political fundraising activities, in close coordination with the MBA member leadership and its public policy and lobbying teams. He directs MBA’s outreach to Congress, and is a regular guest speaker on the intersection of politics, policy, and industry issues.

Previously named one of CEO Update’s trade association Top Lobbyists, Killmer joined MBA in July 2010, after nearly twenty years in the policy space at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).  During his NAHB tenure, Killmer served as the association’s Chief Lobbyist and, more recently, as Executive Vice President for Advocacy, managing all aspects of the group’s public policy outreach.  He previously served as a Senior Legislative Officer for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the George H.W. Bush administration. Killmer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Finance/Economics from Baylor University.

Want to know more about Pete Mills?

Pete Mills
Senior VP Residential Policy & Member Engagement

Pete Mills is Senior Vice President of Residential Policy and Member Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). In this position, he leads MBA’s residential policy team and state and local advocacy program, and directs MBA’s residential member engagement efforts across the MBA value platform.  

Mills is an experienced financial services industry executive with more than 30 years of expertise in public affairs, government relations, public policy and research, all in the housing and mortgage finance arena. Prior to joining MBA, he served as Managing Director and co-founder of the Community Mortgage Banking Project, a public policy organization that represented the interests of companies and coalitions involved in the housing and mortgage finance industries.  During his career, Mills lead corporate public affairs for Countrywide Financial, managed trade association policy advocacy for the California Mortgage Bankers Association and the California Association of Realtors, and conducted housing policy research at the Federal Reserve Board. He has a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated with distinction in 1982.