Know the Rules of the Game Ⓡ Podcast for Never Stop Learning

Vanessa Montañez

Tune in on May 27th at 8 AM PST for Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Never Stop Learning with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) & Special Guest Vanessa Montanez, Sales & Business Development Manager for the National Specialized Sales & Strategics Markets, US Bank Home Mortgages: https://www.nawrb.com/podcast/.

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NAWRB Conference Interview with Alicia Townsend, U.S. Bank

AliciaTownsend

NAWRB: What are you responsible for, in your own words?

I’m Vice President for the great state of Ohio. This is my first opportunity to engage and I’m loving it—that’s the conversation we’re just having. It’s nice for us, as bankers, to be engaged at this level and be able to go where the customer is or where the partner is to make things happen.

My primary responsibility is to ensure that the markets we cover meet our Community Reinvestment Act performance measures. That is service: Are we in the community? Are we serving on nonprofit boards? What’s our branch distribution look like, especially around low-to-moderate income communities? Are we making loans? Are we making loans to low-to-moderate income people, or are we making loans in low-to-moderate income communities? We have service, lending and investments.

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