Upcoming EPG EventsMonthly Deal Discussion - Download Calendar Invite First Tuesday of Every Month
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET
Microsoft Teams Link: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 983 426 955
Passcode: HD3Cx33J
Submit questions in advance here or ask them live during the call!
Please join ELA EPG to commiserate and maybe even do a little problem solving! Bring challenges you are currently facing on your deals and the ELA EPG Board, along with other members, will brainstorm solutions. No issue is too big or too small, we are here to listen and support each other!
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Overview & Industry Updates Event - Download Calendar Invite
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Microsoft Teams Link: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 251 344 300 257 1
Passcode: nq6Wm2vX
Please join ELA EPG for an overview of all things MBA (advocacy efforts, education, committees, etc.) as well as the latest industry updates. Learn how to get more involved in the industry and connect with our guest speakers from MBA!
Guest Speakers: Megan Booth (Vice President, Commercial/Multifamily Policy) and Gail Griffith (Associate Vice President, Commercial/Multifamily Education Content)
Past EPG EventsHUD Staff Spotlight Series #3 - Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities to connect with HUD staff, get to know them better and find out what they like to do outside of the FHA world! Guest Panelists: Ann Mary Labib (Underwriter - HUD NE) and Valerie Pontiff (Review Appraiser - HUD NE)
HUD Staff Spotlight Series #2 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities to connect with HUD staff, get to know them better and find out what they like to do outside of the FHA world! Guest Panelists: Karen Solt (Senior Closing Coordinator - HUD NE) and Danyal Syed (Program Analyst and Underwriter - HUD NE)
HUD Staff Spotlight Series #1 - Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities to connect with HUD staff, get to know them better and find out what they like to do outside of the FHA world! Guest Panelists: Christina Garaffa (Senior Underwriter - HUD NE) and James Shin (Appraiser - HUD NE)
Back to the Basics Virtual Series - Appraisals & Market Studies - Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight on Appraisal and Market Study reviews. EPG Back to the Basics - Appraisals and Market Studies.pptx
Back to the Basics Virtual Series - Phase I ESAs & PCNAs - Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight on Phase I ESA and PCNA reviews. EPG Back to the Basics - PCNA & ESA.pptx
ELA Day 2 Networking Lunch - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 11:45 am – 12:45 pm EST Grab your lunch and join us to sit and chat with HUD staff! We will be discussing various topics that will educate, inform, and provide insight into the HUD review process. This event will give you an opportunity to learn, connect, and socialize with others in the industry.
ELA EPG Virtual Holiday Happy Hour - Wednesday, December 11, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams Please join us for a virtual holiday happy hour with ELA’s Emerging Professionals Group! All are welcome, professionals both “emerging” and “emerged”! Throughout the happy hour, we will have games and chances for prizes! So grab your favorite beverage and join us for some fun and a chance to meet other FHA professionals.
Virtual Speaker Series - Tax Abatements - Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams Please join ELA EPG for our Virtual Speaker Series on Tax Abatements! We will explore the following points with industry experts including lenders and HUD: Underwriting state and local tax programs, TIFs, Declining Abatements, and PILOTs, Various payment “tests” (income, percentage of unabated taxes, etc.) Guest Panelists: Charley Conkling (SVP & Director of FHA Underwriting - Walker & Dunlop), Terry Wellman - FHA Chief Underwriter for Affordable - Berkadia), & Bart Goldberg (UW Branch Chief - HUD NE) MBA - Tax Abatements for Affordable Real Estate Chart.pdf Real Estate Tax Abatement Examples - EPG Event - Final.xlsx
ELA Day 2 Networking Lunch - Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:45 am – 12:45 pm EST Grab your lunch and join us to sit and chat with HUD staff! We will be discussing various topics that will educate, inform, and provide insight into the HUD review process. This event will give you an opportunity to learn, connect, and socialize with others in the industry.
ELA EPG Virtual Holiday Happy Hour - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm EST via Microsoft Teams Please join us for a virtual holiday happy hour with ELA’s Emerging Professionals Group! All are welcome, professionals both “emerging” and “emerged”! Throughout the happy hour, we will have games and chances for prizes! So grab your favorite beverage and join us for some fun and a chance to meet other FHA professionals.
Virtual Speaker Series - Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders. Guest Panelist: Kevin Han (Senior Production Specialist – HUD) & Gavin Wilkes (Account Manager – D3G)
2023 Eastern Lenders Association Conference - EPG Breakout Lunch Networking Event Networking event during lunch on Day 2 of the 2023 ELA Conference. This event is aimed to connect professionals earlier in their careers to established professionals in the FHA Lending space.
Virtual Happy Hour Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST via Microsoft Teams Please join ELA EPG as we reflect on this year's events and look ahead to future endeavors. Festivities will include a Holiday Eye Spy, Name that Holiday Tune, and Quote that Holiday Movie!
Virtual Speaker Series Thursday, September 29, 2022 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST via Zoom This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders. Guest Panelist: Terry Wellman (Chief Underwriter – Affordable, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage) & Mark Ragsdale (Senior Vice President – Originations, PNC Bank)
EPG Virtual Speaker Series Thursday May 19, 2022 at 5:00 pm EST via Zoom ELA's Emerging Professionals Group invites you to its first ever Virtual Speaker Series! This series will provide opportunities for the emerging to connect with the emerged, and to gain valuable insight and perspective from industry leaders. The conversation will be followed by a fun round of trivia and a chance to win prizes! Guest Panelist: Michael Torreyson (ELA Director at Large & FHA Deputy Chief Underwriter, Lument), Debbie VanHoosen (FHA Chief Underwriter - Multifamily and MBA FHA Committee Vice-Chair, Berkadia), & Susan Monaco (Managing Director/ FHA Chief Underwriter and Vice President of the ELA Board, Dwight Capital)
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