Join Agile for an in-depth webinar on May 28th at 11AM PT on how technology is reshaping the Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) pool bidding process.
Designed for mortgage capital markets professionals, this session will highlight the challenges lenders face today when managing MBS pool bidding and demonstrate how a centralized, automated and more intelligent solution can improve efficiency and execution.
Agile’s Greg Vacura, Tawab Abawi, and Sam Farmer will walk through real-world scenarios, from managing dealer bids to simplifying swap allocations, and show how lenders can achieve operational efficiency through intelligent automation.
Whether you’re currently managing pool bids manually or seeking ways to enhance execution, this webinar will offer practical solutions that can benefit your workflow.
Mr. Vacura is a thirty-year mortgage industry veteran who previously served as SVP of Correspondent Pricing at Wells Fargo Funding, where he managed all aspects of correspondent mortgage pricing including the mandatory trade desk, best efforts lock desk, and revenue analytics. Mr. Vacura has been a proven pioneer throughout his career, changing the mortgage industry through groundbreaking innovations like the PerformanceWorks seller grading program, bid tape AOT loan sale deliveries, and a patented AI machine-learning loan-level bid automation system. He’s now been tasked with applying that deep industry expertise toward achieving Agile’s mission of creating a better MBS market. Mr. Vacura prides himself on prioritizing and developing his teams, fostering trust, loyalty, and collaboration. He holds a degree in Business Management from Hamline University and enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and three children around their Minnesota home.
Tawab Abawi is a results driven financial professional with over 15 years in the mortgage industry both on the buy and sell side. His analytical and business development skills have helped benefit the bottom line of hundreds of clients from small independent mortgage companies to multi-billion dollar publicly traded organizations. His expertise in trading whole loans and mortgage-backed securities with and on behalf of Fortune 500 companies have made Tawab a well-respected individual in the mortgage capital markets industry. Tawab holds a Finance degree from Virginia Tech with a concentration in Financial Risk Management.
Sam Farmer serves as the Manager of Trading Strategies & Client Support at Agile, a role that underscores his deep expertise in the financial sector and commitment to client success. In this position, Sam leverages his extensive knowledge to develop and implement data-dependent trading strategies, while ensuring superior client support and satisfaction. His proficiency in data analysis on the Agile trading platform has been instrumental in optimizing trading performance and client outcomes.
Before joining Agile, Sam served as a Capital Markets Technology Advisor at MCT, where he played a key role in devising and advising on market strategies. His insights and guidance were crucial in navigating complex capital market dynamics.
Sam’s career journey, marked by progressive roles in capital markets and trading, reflects his versatile skill set and unwavering dedication to excellence in the financial industry.
We believe that a transparent market is a better market, for all industry participants. This is why we’ve created a revolutionary electronic MBS platform that brings together mortgage lenders and broker-dealers of all sizes.
Because every counterparty deserves access to a fair, efficient and transparent marketplace.
