Carla Ferguson

Carla joined the Mountain West team back in 1995 as its sole underwriter. She is a member of senior management and has held the role of Executive Vice President since April 2012. She is responsible for and a contributing party to the company’s policies and procedures, in addition to upholding company climate, culture and philosophy. She works closely with the Executive Team besides being an active member of MWF’s Board of Directors. As the lead underwriter/underwriting manager for many years, she has been involved in disseminating CalSTRS guidelines and procedures since 2004 along with ensuring quality underwriting of loan products, including Conventional, FHA, and VA, to name a few. She coordinates with the Senior Vice President of Operations and Credit Risk the company’s objectives. In the past she has had oversight of the Human Resource Department along with involvement with various career fairs designed to recruit additional talent for the MWF workforce. Her ongoing directive is participation in the company’s growth plan, along with special projects as designated by the company’s President. Carla holds the designations of a Direct Endorsement Underwriter on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; VA Automatic Underwriter and VA Staff Appraisal Reviewer. She is licensed with the California Department of Real Estate in addition to holding a property and casualty license from the California Department of Insurance. Carla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration from California State University, San Bernardino.