Representation

We serve our community through principled representation, effective education, and gracious networking to advance free enterprise and the highest ethical standards in the mortgage lending industry.

Representation Goals:

1. To be committed to free enterprise and proactive in promoting the interests of our membership to the legislature, agencies, general public, media, and affiliated association.

2. To be effective in analyzing the details and communicating the impact of relevant issues, regulations, and events to our members and affiliated parties.

Our current representation domain chair is Jay Garten. Jay has been in the mortgage lending industry for over 25 years and is currently President of Peoples Mortgage Corporation in Colorado Springs, CO.

CMLA's legislative lobbyists are Fran Coleman and Lauri Clapp . Fran and Lauri are both former legislators. Their principal charge is to monitor legislative activity and recommend potential action to the Board of Directors as appropriate.

CMLA Politcal Action Committees

As a CMLA member or friend, CMLA welcomes your personal contribution to help promote ethical lending practices and to protect the greatest system of community investment ever to exist: the mortgage lending industry!

CMLPAC
CMLPAC is a non-partisan committee that will support candidates from both major political parties who appreciate the critical role that mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers and industry service providers offer in fulfilling the American dream of homeownership.

Citizens for Homeownership
Citizens for Homeownership is a non-partisan committee that will support candidates from both major political parties who appreciate the critical role that mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers and industry service providers offer in fulfilling the American dream of homeownership.