The Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association announced Rich Swerbinsky has joined as Executive Director, effective July 1.
Jay Pascoe, previously the Executive Director, is retiring from the post.
“I can’t say enough about the contributions Jay has made to the industry while leading Ohio MBA. He is respected at every level at MBA and across the network of state and local associations,” said William Kooper, Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of State Government Affairs and Industry Relations.
“We are lucky to have an experienced and dedicated real estate finance professional coming on to lead the Ohio association. Rich is a smart and welcome addition to the terrific community of professional staff leading state groups across the country. The OMBA made a great decision, and we’re looking forward to working with him in the months and years ahead,” Kooper continued.
Swerbinsky has more than two decades of mortgage industry leadership and served as a board member for the Ohio MBA from 2014-2019.
From 2015-2023 he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mortgage Collaborative, and has spent the past few years working on entrepreneurial ventures, including Onward & Upward Consulting, an advisory firm serving mortgage lenders, fintechs and professionals.
