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 162,000 units and closed over $23 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.
Michael Peerson
President of CoreVest
Michael Peerson has more than 15 years of experience in the finance industry. As Chief Investment Officer of CoreVest, he is responsible for leading capital markets initiatives, oversight of strategy and positioning of products, as well as new product development and expanded distribution efforts. Prior to joining CoreVest, Michael was a Director at Wells Fargo Securities, where he traded Non-Agency MBS securities. In that role, he was a market-maker providing liquidity, assessing relative value, and managing risk across multiple Non-Agency MBS securities and subsectors.
While at Wells Fargo Securities, Michael also held positions trading CMBS, Consumer ABS, and Agency MBS. Before joining the trading group at Wells Fargo Securities, he was a Collateral Manager for an actively managed CRE CDO. Prior to Wells Fargo, Michael worked in investment banking within the Debt Capital Markets Group at Wachovia Securities. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Finance from the University of Florida and is a CFA Charterholder.
Micaela Lumpkin
Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Micaela Lumpkin has 15 years of experience in real estate finance. As Chief Credit Officer of CoreVest, she is responsible for the oversight and administration of credit practices, loan policies and procedures. Prior to joining CoreVest, Ms. Lumpkin spent nearly a decade 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. Ms. Lumpkin 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.
Ryan McBride
In addition to his role at CoreVest, Ryan McBride is Chief Investment Officer of RWT Horizons. In this role, Mr. McBride is responsible for developing and executing on RWT Horizons’ investment and operational strategy, including capital deployment, strategic partnerships and other capital formation activities. Mr. McBride joined Redwood Trust in October 2019 as a Managing Director in connection with Redwood’s acquisition of CoreVest American Finance Lender, LLC (“CoreVest”) where he was a co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer. Mr. McBride has more than 20 years of experience in real estate and finance, previously serving as an Executive Vice President for Colony American Homes where he was a co-founder and responsible for the company’s overall acquisition efforts. Notably, he oversaw the purchase of more than 20,000 single-family residential investment homes. Mr. McBride also worked in investment banking for over a dozen years, most of this time at JP Morgan. Mr. McBride received an MBA in Finance from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BBA in Finance from The College of William and Mary.
Together We Grow
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