The ""Mortgage Bankers Association"":http://www.mortgagebankers.org (MBA) has announced the promotion of Jim Gross to VP of financial accounting and public policy.
In this capacity, he will advise Steve O'Connor, MBA's SVP of public policy and industry relations on emerging industry policy issues and assist in setting strategic priorities.
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Gross will also continue to be responsible for managing the development and implementation of MBA's strategy on legislative, regulatory, and industry issues in the areas of financial accounting, tax policy, and bank regulations, and will coordinate with MBA's commercial/multifamily division on cross-cutting accounting and bank regulatory issues.
""Jim's extensive industry experience is an invaluable asset to the organization as we move forward with key policy issues,"" said John A. Courson, MBA's president and CEO. ""Jim has been critical in the accounting, bank regulatory, and tax policy work on behalf of MBA and our members during this important period for our industry.""
Gross joined MBA in 2008 from NetBank, Inc., where he was CFO. He has 10 years of ""big four"" accounting experience including functioning as a mortgage banking specialist for Deloitte. His background also includes prior CFO positions at New America Mortgage, IndyMac, and J.I. Kislak Mortgage.
Gross is a Certified Public Accountant and received his MBA from Rutgers University and B.A. in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.