Speaker Bio: Room to Grow - Housing for a New Economy

Benjamin Navarro, Fannie Mae

Benjamin Navarro leads single-family manufactured housing (MH)-related product development initiatives at Fannie Mae, working as part of the Duty to Serve team. He joined the organization in 2019 and has been focused on projects such as the launch of the MH Advantage initiative and efforts related to Fannie Mae’s potential chattel loan pilot, both outlined in the Duty to Serve Plan.

Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Navarro worked as a policy analyst for the FDIC working on a variety of consumer compliance-related issues, including policymaking related to the Community Reinvestment Act and on the FDIC’s economic inclusion initiatives. He previously worked as a senior business analyst at Capital One. Navarro earned a master of public policy from Georgetown University and a BS in commerce from the University of Virginia.