GENERAL SESSION: Remarks from Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Chief Executive Officer, Absolute Home Mortgage Corp.

Matthew VanFossen is the CEO of the Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation, a mid-size Independent Mortgage Banker located in Fairfield, NJ, and Mortgage Automation Technologies, a financial technology provider specializing in consumer mortgage technology. Matthew has been a driving force in the mortgage industry and is a respected figure in the community. Additionally, he serves as the president of the New Jersey Mortgage Bankers Association. VanFossen's passion for innovation and the industry is evidenced by his numerous industry achievements. He has been named a "Top Mortgage Professional Under 40" by National Mortgage News and has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Scotsman Guide, and HousingWire.

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

Josh Gottheimer represents New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District in the northern part of the state, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties. In Congress, Josh serves on two Committees, including the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the Ranking Member of the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee and is a member of the Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee. Josh also serves on the House Financial Services Committee, where he is a member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, and the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity. Josh helped launch the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in 2017 and served as Co-Chair during the 115th, 116th, 117th, and 118th Congress. He currently serves as Vice-Chair, where he continues to promote commonsense over extremism and works across party lines on key issues, including lowering taxes, protecting our environment, making healthcare more affordable, protecting America’s national security, and improving infrastructure to help the American people. Josh also serves as Co-Chair of the bipartisan SALT Caucus and the Law Enforcement Caucus, and is a member of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the Blue Dog Coalition, and the New Democrat Coalition.