About CoreVest
Bringing Wall Street to Main Street
CoreVest (previously Colony American Finance) was founded in 2014 to meet the demand for affordable debt capital by a broad range of residential real estate investors. Our experience and scale enabled us to provide attractively priced loans and bring investment financing from “Wall Street” to “Main Street”.
CoreVest has since funded more than 172,000 units and closed over $25 billion in loans, becoming the leading lender to residential investors nationwide. This is a result of our relentless focus on providing investors with the products they need and the service they deserve.
“CoreVest prides itself on flexibility and reliability. We find ways to get deals done and help our clients grow their businesses.”
CoreVest Senior Leadership Team
Fred Matera
Chief Executive Officer of CoreVest
Fred J. Matera has been promoted to serve as Chief Executive Officer of CoreVest. Fred has also previously held the position of Chief Investment Officer of Redwood and Co-Head of Redwood’s Residential Investor business. During Fred’s time at Redwood, he has held various leadership positions, including Head of Redwood Residential and Redwood board member from March 2019 to December 2020. Prior to Redwood, Fred was co-founder of MoVi Partners, an advisory firm focused on promoting innovation through diversity in the fintech industry. During 2008-2016, Fred held several leadership positions with Redwood, including Chief Investment Officer and Head of Commercial. He has more than 30 years’ experience at top financial and mortgage banking firms, serving in senior-level positions. Fred has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tufts University, and an M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Micaela Lumpkin
Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Micaela Lumpkin is Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer at CoreVest. In these roles Micaela is responsible for oversight and administration of CoreVest’s operating and credit activities, including oversight of loan policies and procedures. Prior to her current roles, Micaela was Managing Director, Head of Term Loans at CoreVest, where she was responsible for managing the operations of term financing products. Prior to joining CoreVest, Micaela spent almost ten years at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a Senior Associate, practicing in the Real Estate and Finance group, where she focused on the acquisition of distressed debt, as well as both mortgage and mezzanine financing. Micaela received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from the University of Virginia.
Joakim Mortensen
Chief Client Officer
Joakim Mortensen is the Chief Client Officer and Head of Institutional Loans at CoreVest Finance, and is responsible for nationwide business development and originations. Mr. Mortensen is focused on capital formation and investment partnerships for Redwood Trust. He brings 20 years of experience in real estate finance with leadership roles at previous firms such as LNR Property, GMAC Commercial Mortgage and Bayview Financial. Mr Mortensen hold a J.D./M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University, LL.M from University of Miami and a J.D. From University of Copenhagen.