Author Archives: Claudia Merkle

The CEO of National MI, a private mortgage insurer based in Emeryville, California, Claudia has more than 30 years’ experience in the mortgage and private mortgage insurance industries. She joined National MI in May 2012 as SVP of underwriting fulfillment and risk operations, was promoted to EVP of insurance operations in 2013, appointed COO in 2016, was promoted to President in 2018 and promoted to CEO in January 2019. She has held previous executive leadership positions within the mortgage banking and mortgage insurance industries and has been recognized with several industry awards for leadership

Leading Through Empathy in the Mortgage Industry

September 8, 2020

A 30-year mortgage exec shares lessons learned over an impactful career. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the September edition of MReport.