Peter R. Norden

Peter Norden has 35 years of experience in the residential mortgage business. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of HomeBridge Financial in April 2012, Mr. Norden was Chief Executive Officer and President of Opteum Financial Services, Inc. (“OFS”) which he founded in 1999. While leading OFS, Mr. Norden grew the mortgage origination and servicing business into a national platform licensed to operate across 47 states with revenues exceeding $60mm per year. In 2005, he sold OFS to Bimini Capital Management but stayed on as Executive Vice President. Prior to founding OFS, Mr. Norden acquired Old Town Mortgage Company, subsequently known as First Town Mortgage Corporation, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer until it was sold in 1999 to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mr. Norden currently serves on the Fannie Mae CEO Advisory Board and is a former President of the Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey. Mr. Norden received a B.S. in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1975.