Katie Sweeney thrives where marketing, technology, and mortgages collide, using that particular intersection to drive informed business strategy. She combines her obsession with efficiency and love of the customer to create user experiences that are dynamic, engaging, and, most importantly, intuitive. Her mission in business, and in life, is simple – help people help more people.
As the President and CEO of the Broker Action Coalition, Katie oversees the day to day operations of BAC and BACPAC organizations. She spearheads partnership development, advocate growth initiatives, fundraising, and research analytics. In the two years since co-founding the organization, the BAC has sent over 75,000 letters to legislators, participated in over 400 legislative and policy meetings, and traveled over 2.7 million miles to advocate on behalf of consumers, mortgage brokers, and the mortgage industry at large. Katie also leads the Board of Directors and provides day to day support for the BAC’s 5 established leadership councils: Black Homeownership, Hispanic Homeownership, Veteran Homeownership, Federal Government Affairs, and State Government Affairs.
Previously, Katie served as CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts, leading to unprecedented growth for the mortgage broker channel. Her proudest moments during her tenure include the growth of minority and female membership, establishment of a small business grant program, and growth of strategic partnerships leading to a community businesses and originators that reflect the communities and consumers they serve.
She also served as the Senior Vice President at ARIVE, where she successfully brought to market a revolutionary Loan Origination System and Product & Pricing Engine portal that provided a scalable, all-encompassing technology solution for wholesale mortgage brokers.
Katie’s contributions to the growth and success of the wholesale channel have been noted by HousingWire, who presented Katie as one of 2021, 2022, and 2023’s Women of Influence and 2022 and 2023 Vanguard Award Winner. Mortgage Professional America named Katie to the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Mortgage Global 100 list as well as the Elite Women award in 2021, 2022, and 2023.