Creighton Oswald, CMB

Creighton Oswald, CMB, is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting and a financial services professional with 30 years of experience spanning mortgage and consumer lending, capital markets, risk, and regulatory compliance. He partners with boards, C-suite executives, and senior business leaders to support strategic growth and transformation initiatives, address complex operational and risk management challenges, and drive efficiency and profitability. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, he held senior roles at Merrill Lynch, Daimler-Benz, JPMorgan Chase, BBVA Compass (now PNC), and Texas Capital Bank. Most recently, he served as Chief Lending Officer for consumer portfolios at First United Bank, where he led origination growth strategies, expanded the capital markets investor base, and oversaw risk management for the firm’s mortgage servicing assets. Over his career, he has helped launch multiple de novo corporate lending and servicing platforms within U.S. federally regulated financial institutions and has led major business transition and restructuring initiatives both domestically and internationally. He also built and oversaw a $25 billion distressed asset lending and servicing operation in Mexico. Additionally, he has coordinated commercial and residential due diligence, acquisition, and audit activities for U.S. institutional investors and in-country counterparties, supporting strategic transactions and mitigating financial risk across Latin America.