Melissa French
About Melissa French
Melissa French is a Senior Associate in Risk Management at Fannie Mae with over 27 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Melissa French currently serves as a Senior Associate in the Single-Family Risk Management division at Fannie Mae, based in Plano, Texas. Her role involves overseeing risk management strategies, with a focus on maintaining and implementing processes to manage potential risks within the single-family residential loan portfolios. She aims to ensure that Fannie Mae's risk management practices are effectively executed to protect the organization's financial health.
Previous Experience at Fannie Mae
Melissa French has a long history at Fannie Mae. She worked in various capacities including the Single Family Risk Management Pre-Foreclosure Team from 2019 to 2021, Code Compliance Management from 2017 to 2019 in Dallas, Texas, and Property Cost Management/Field Services from 2012 to 2017. Each of these roles allowed her to develop expertise in managing compliance, costs, and risk mitigation within the realm of property and asset management.
Past Positions Before Fannie Mae
Before joining Fannie Mae, Melissa French accumulated significant experience at other organizations. From 2010 to 2012, she worked as an Asset Manager at Hudson & Marshall, where she was onsite at Fannie Mae. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2010, she served as an Asset/Portfolio Manager at First Preston HT handling assets and portfolios for Countrywide/BOA and Fannie Mae. Additionally, she worked as the Director of Operations at DFW Real Estate Group, Inc. from 2004 to 2007.
Educational Background
Melissa French holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ashford University. Her educational background laid a strong foundation for her extensive career in risk management and real estate. This academic achievement complements her professional experience, enabling her to effectively manage complex risk and compliance issues within her roles.
Expertise and Specialization
With over 27 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate, Melissa French specializes in evaluating client service level requirements and forming work teams and processes to achieve exemplary outcomes. She focuses on keeping vulnerable borrowers in their homes and managing risk to Fannie Mae through comprehensive product and loan-level risk management. Her expertise includes reviewing and making decisions on loan-level exceptions to Fannie Mae loss mitigation guidelines, ensuring that risk management efforts are aligned with organizational goals.