John Levonick
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
John Levonick is responsible for working closely with Mortgage Cadence clients on identifying and managing compliance risk.
In drawing from his advisory experience, John assists clients in interpreting compliance requirements, developing risk mitigation strategies and implementing the requisite controls within the Mortgage Cadence platform(s) to best protect the individual client.
Prior to joining the Mortgage Cadence compliance team, John worked with creditors, servicers, secondary market participants and technology vendors in providing guidance on mortgage lending laws such as TILA, RESPA, FDCPA, FCRA/FACTA, ECOA, HMDA and GLBA (including fair lending, state anti-predatory and consumer credit). He was also responsible for overseeing the compliance content of vendor technology platforms, including policy tracking, interpretation and rule implementation. His experience as Chief Compliance Officer, Regulatory Counsel and Associate General Counsel in the mortgage lending industry has given him the skills to provide the guidance and direction required to navigate the challenges of a constantly changing regulatory environment.
John earned his Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Connecticut State University and his J.D. from the University of Miami, School of Law.
John is also a regular participant on numerous industry panels and has authored many articles. Some of his more recent features include:
Dodd-Frank: Putting Reverse Lending on the Road Map, The Reverse Review
Traditional Due Diligence in Dead, Mortgage Banking Magazine
In the Cross Hairs Servicing Consent Orders and Dodd-Frank, SourceMedia
Return of the Whole Loan Conduit, MBA Secondary 2011