Michael Lord

Michael Lord has over 25 years of experience in the industry, beginning in 1988 when they worked as a Production Manager for the US Navy. Michael then moved to First American Credco in 1996, where they were the Vice President of Strategic Business Development and was responsible for product development and management, marketing communications, and vendor management. In 2007, they became the Senior Vice President of Rels Credit, a division of The Rels Companies (a Wells Fargo joint-venture), and was responsible for leading service delivery efforts and driving revenue growth. In 2012, they joined CoreLogic as the Senior Director of Account Management and Client Relations & Operational Controls, where they managed teams serving the mortgage origination and servicing, automotive, recreational vehicle, marine, and other specialty credit markets. In 2017, they became a Senior Partner, Credit Reporting Industry Consultant at Cardinal Strategic Solutions, where they worked closely with private equity and investment advisory firms in the consumer data and real estate information services markets. Currently, they are the Senior Vice President of Credit, Data, and Verifications Operations at SettlementOne, where they oversee various teams within the organization and strives to provide the highest level of service to their clients.

Michael Lord holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Western Governors University, an Associate of Arts in Management from Coastline College, and an Associate of Arts in Electronics Technology from Coastline College. Michael also holds certifications from Canvas Credentials (Badgr), Badgr (now part of Instructure), edX, Udemy, LinkedIn, Consumer Data Industry Association, Center for Creative Leadership, and Mortgage Bankers Association. These certifications include a WGU Leadership Certificate (obtained in December 2022), WGU Strategic Thinking & Innovation Certificate (obtained in June 2022), WGU Micro-credential in Business Essentials (obtained in August 2021), Introduction to Cloud Computing (obtained in August 2020), Beginner Full Stack Web Development: HTML, CSS, React & Node (obtained in June 2020), GetResponse Landing Page & Conversion Optimization (obtained in August 2019), Adobe Illustrator CC - Essentials Training Course (obtained in September 2018), Adobe InDesign CC - Essentials Training Course (obtained in July 2018), Investment Evaluation (obtained in July 2018), Scrum: The Basics (obtained in May 2018), Options Trading for Rookies: Make & Manage Profitable Trades (obtained in December 2017), Options Trading for Rookies: Understand Options Completely (obtained in December 2017), Fair Credit Reporting Act (obtained in December 2020), Leadership Development Program, and School of Mortgage Banking, CampusMBA.