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Anthony Hutchinson is the Senior Vice President of Industry and Government Relations at VantageScore. He brings nearly 30 years’ experience and a wealth of knowledge about the inner-workings of Congress and the Executive Branch, as well as, a deep understanding of the housing industry to his current position. He has helped shape public policies critical to the housing industry, including the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law, and the subsequent Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rulings, which ensured that homeownership remained affordable and accessible for all qualified homebuyers. Prior to joining VantageScore, Anthony was the Director of Government and Industry Relations at Freddie Mac where he oversaw the Enterprises’ relationships with industry partners (e.g., American Bankers Association, Independent Community Bankers Association and Mortgage Bankers Association). He liaised with these organizations to gain an understanding of the business needs and the impact of Freddie Mac policies on their membership. The intelligence gathered and shared with the Enterprise was used to cultivate better industry partnerships and improve housing finance experiences for the consumer. Earlier in his career, Anthony represented the views of more than one million REALTORS® as the Senior Policy Representative for Financial Services for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the nation’s largest professional trade association, for more than five years. Before that, Anthony served in several critical positions at Fannie Mae for more than 10 years, including market intelligence for Fannie Mae’s Partnership Offices, managing the Emerging Markets effort in the Baltimore MSA, Product Development, Manufactured Housing Portfolio and was a Customer Account Manager (CAM) for the mortgage lenders’ cooperative organizations. He began his career in the housing industry at the National Association of REALTORS®, the first time he worked there, as a Senior Market Researcher, which was part of the Research and Economics Group. Here he developed a keen understanding of how research and data impacts public policy. Anthony Hutchinson has a Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) degree in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University, and a Master’s of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Maryland, University College.