Tara Pettersen

Tara Pettersen is the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and serves on the Executive Management Team for CMG Mortgage, Inc. She has 29 years of experience in the mortgage industry and has been with CMG since 2014. Tara ensures regulatory standards are adhered to and risk is mitigated while working collaboratively with all departments to develop and implement safeguards for the entire mortgage operation. Outside of her efforts at CMG, Tara serves on the Fannie Mae, Risk Advisory Board. She was honored by Housing Wire as one of its 2022 Women of Influence based on her inspiring leadership, caring mentorship, and ability to transform her department to better protect the company and its consumers from risks or losses and 2023 Most Powerful Women in the Mortgage Banking Industry.