Robert E. Story Jr., CMB Chairman - Elect Mortgage Bankers Association

Robert E. Story, Jr. is President of Seattle Financial Group in Seattle, Washington and Vice Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB), Story is a seasoned business leader with more than 20 years of experience in real estate financing. At Seattle Financial Group, Story oversees all aspects of the organization, including strategic management of business operations. He also is President of Seattle Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of Seattle Financial Group.

Story began his career in 1980 as a construction manager, coordinating construction and lending activities among builders, real estate brokers and investors. He has served in all functions of residential production and is now responsible for the strategic alignment of operations among Seattle Financial Group business units.

An active member of MBA for more than two decades, Story is a member of the MBA Board of Directors and its Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), which is responsible for identifying legislative and regulatory policies and positions on single-family residential lending. In addition, he has served on several committees including MORPAC, the Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee, and as president of the Washington Mortgage Lenders Association.

Story received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a management program certificate from the University of Washington in Seattle. He also earned MBA's CMB designation and is a graduate of MBA's Future Leaders Program.