Committed to our employees, customers and investors.
Finance of America Companies is led by a close-knit group of long-time colleagues with deep industry expertise.
Graham brings over 25 years of experience in the mortgage lending business and has expertise in strategic planning, capital markets and financial management. Graham has served as Chief Executive Officer of Finance of America Companies Inc. since April 2023. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Graham served as President from October 2020 to April 2023 and as Interim Chief Executive Officer from July 2022 to April 2023. Graham’s roles prior to joining Finance of America Companies include serving as President of Icon Residential Lenders and as Chief Financial Officer of AMRESCO Residential Mortgage. Graham attended the Dublin Business School, Ireland and is a Chartered Certified Accountant.
Graham’s passion for the company’s non-profits, Finance of America Companies Foundation and Finance of America Companies Cares, have helped both entities grow to support the communities the company serves and employees in need.
As President of Finance of America Companies, Kristen Sieffert is responsible for growth and innovation in Finance of America Companies’ reverse mortgage business. Under Kristen’s leadership, FAR has become a top GNMA issuer of reverse mortgages, the largest wholesale lender in the industry and an employer of choice for more than 300 professionals across the country. FAR’s HomeSafe® suite is the most comprehensive proprietary reverse mortgage offering in the industry and is a key driver of the organization’s commitment to help people get to work on retirement.
Prior to her role as president, Kristen served as FAR’s chief operating officer. Before joining FAR in 2012, Kristen served as acting president for San Diego-based EquiPoint and vice president for operations at One Reverse Mortgage. Kristen began her reverse mortgage career in 2004 with Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corp. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in 2018 was accepted as a member of the San Diego Coastal Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
Matt brings over 30 years of financial services experience, with extensive experience in the reverse mortgage industry, and has expertise in corporate financial planning and analysis, financial reporting and accounting. Matt was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Finance of America Companies Inc. in November 2023. Prior to joining Finance of America Companies, Matt served as Chief Financial Officer of Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc., formerly known as American Advisors Group, a former leading reverse mortgage originator. Matt previously held various senior positions in accounting and finance at Newmark Knight Frank, H&R Block, Inc. and DST Systems, Inc. Matt began his career as a staff auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Matt holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa.
Jeremy joined Finance of America Companies in December 2015 and previously served as senior managing director of the company’s portfolio management business. Prior to Finance of America Companies, he held the role of portfolio manager and director of quantitative solutions at Green Tree Investment Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walter Investment Management.
In his current role, Jeremy is responsible for portfolio management at Finance of America Companies, including capital allocation across the firm, risk management and non-agency execution. Additionally, he partners with our origination businesses to ensure that they have best-in-market product offerings.
Jeremy holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Saint Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and also studied Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. His interests include outdoor activities and travel with his family. He and his wife have three children.
Lauren joined Finance of America Companies in September 2016 and was appointed to General Counsel in June 2019 and Chief Legal Officer in September 2022. In her current role, Lauren oversees and manages the Company’s legal, compliance and enterprise risk functions, and administratively oversees the Company’s internal audit function. Prior to joining the Company, Lauren was a corporate attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, an international law firm, where she advised private and public companies, including Finance of America Companies, on a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private debt and equity offerings, and other corporate transactions and governance matters. In August 2022, Lauren was named as one of HousingWire’s 2022 Women of Influence.
Lauren holds a J.D. and a B.B.A., each with honors, from Southern Methodist University. She was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where she currently resides with her husband and four young children.