Obituaries

Bob Murphy was a key figure in vendor management as the co-founder of Lenders Service Inc., which is considered the first AMC, and later created ValuAmerica.

William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.

The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.

The co-author of the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and progressive congressional trailblazer Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has died.

A highly esteemed bank policy researcher and author, Petrou was an influential voice in Washington and sharp critic of the Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest rate policy after the 2008 financial crisis.

Pfotenhauer held many positions in the mortgage and title industries in his long career, including being the chair of Merscorp, MORPAC and MISMO.

The New York Stock Exchange disclosed the news on Monday of the sudden passing of its head of International Capital Markets.

Until August, Bell was the executive director for loan guaranty service at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he was credited with growing the program.

Lebda, who died over the weekend in an ATV accident, built one of the first online financial marketplaces in 1998.

The former Goldman Sachs executive was reportedly shot accidentally by a Las Vegas man targeting the National Football League.

Lipkin, who built Valley National Bancorp from a small community bank into a regional institution with 200 branches in four states, passed away this week at age 84.

Fischer, who served on the central bank boards of both Israel and the United States and served as the Federal Reserve vice chair from 2014 until 2017, died Saturday at age 81.

On the housing front, Carter's presidency is remembered for mortgage rates in the range of 15% to 20%, but after leaving office, he became well-known for his work with Habitat for Humanity.

Sen. Tim Johnson, a former three-term senator and five-term U.S. representative for South Dakota, died after complications from a recent stroke.

Iannitti co-founded the document company in 1987 and later took a leading role in promoting eMortgage process adoption.

Horton, who stepped back from an executive role at his company D.R. Horton in October, died suddenly on Thursday.

Known by his nickname Buz, John Gorman helped the Conference of State Bank Supervisors launch its nationwide cooperative agreement in 2006 and the National Multistate Licensing System for mortgage lenders two years later.

The former Obama administration official and MBA head died unexpectedly on Jan. 16.

The late executive was praised for her leadership and active mentoring of women in the mortgage industry.

Known for his personal style and his support of affordable housing, the former MBA president also earned an ignominious distinction as the face of the Financial Crisis.