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Our committees are made of member volunteers committed to furthering the success of our association. Most committees are closed and members are selected from our forums and our general membership. Explore the committees and their work below.

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Young Professionals Steering Committee

Co-Chairs: 
Lilly Kaufmann, Ares Management LLC
Frank Yin, KKR - Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts

Staff Liaison:  Danielle Nathan, Senior Manager, Education

Purpose:  The CREFC YP Program was established in 2014 with a mission to provide the premier platform for young CRE finance professionals to foster meaningful business relationships, gain relevant and timely industry knowledge and receive expert advice through networking events, education seminars and panels and mentoring/mentee opportunities.  Today, over 3,400 Young Professionals comprise this program, actively forming their own educational programs and networking events.

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Grow Your Expertise

CREFC has everything you need to grow your career and stay current with the industry. We provide educational programs that are timely and responsive to the changing market, keeping all our members up-to-date on current issues and best practices. From mentorship programs to courses, your CREFC membership gives you access to a growing pool of resources to help you become a competent commercial real estate professional, whether you are in school or moving to our industry later in your career. Explore your opportunities below.

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Resource Center

The CREFC Resource Center houses data and research on all facets of CRE and multifamily finance. This members-only portal not only contains CREFC developed content, but also the highly valued and well sought after reports and thought leadership pieces published by our members.

CRE and Multifamily Finance in the Spotlight

Monthly thought leadership articles are published to inform, educate and stimulate meaningful discussions and exchanges on the issue and trends of the entire commercial real estate finance industry. 

CRE Finance Data

A compilation of data on the current state of the CRE market with a primary focus on the debt capital markets.

CRE Finance Council's Education Portal

Explore CREFC’s educational offerings at your own pace and on your schedule. On-demand videos and video series will expand your knowledge on a variety of industry-focused topics.  

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Advocacy

Shaping Our Industry

Our members shape the commercial real estate finance industry with our advocacy initiatives. Through a collaborative process with our members, CREFC develops official policy positions that are presented as needed to legislators and regulators. These policies are developed through participation in our forums. CREFC also maintains fact sheets in online and PDF format on all major CRE issues and informs members weekly of the latest regulatory developments. To make a difference in the direction of our industry, sign up for a forum and participate in our advocacy efforts below. Contact Justin Ailes with any CREFC policy or advocacy questions.

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CREFC Policy and Capital Markets Briefing

Read the latest issue of CREFC's weekly Policy and Capital Markets Briefing

CREFC Policy Tracker

CREFC’s Policy Tracker includes a variety of visual aids and updates to help members understand, track, and analyze key policy issues affecting the CRE and multifamily finance industry.

ESG Initiatives

 CREFC’s Sustainability Initiative seeks to align the objectives of our members and the CRE finance industry with the opportunities and challenges of environmental, social and corporate sustainability.
 

Policy Fact Sheets

CREFC’s Fact Sheets are intended to provide a high-level overview of legislative and regulatory policy issues affecting commercial real estate lenders and investors.  Read the facts.

Read the Latest Government Relations Alerts

For our weekly government relations and industry policy briefings, please visit our Document Resource Center. The Document Resource Center contains CREFC position papers, analyses, testimony, and other policy tools.

Multifamily Housing Affordability

Read CREFC's thought leadership paper: Multifamily Housing Affordability in the Age of COVID and Beyond

Archive

Don't miss a beat! Remain informed on all things CRE and beyond by checking out CREFC's Archive Page. The archive houses legislative and political resources, developed and curated by CREFC's Government Relations team, needed to thrive in today's market.   
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Conferences & Programs

The CRE Finance Council holds two premier conferences each year in the United States: the January Conference in Miami and the June Annual Conference in New York. Conference programming addresses the most relevant topics facing the industry, presented by recognized finance leaders.

Complementing these major conferences are After-Work Seminars, Young Professional, Women's Network, and Educational events held regularly throughout the calendar year, each of which is tailored to fit the constituencies served by CREFC.

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Young Professionals Network

The mission of the Young Professionals (YP) Network is to provide a platform for junior CRE finance professionals to foster meaningful business relationships and gain relevant industry knowledge through networking events, seminars and panels.

YP programming events are developed by YPs – so the content is current and applicable in their daily work. Each YP educational event includes a networking aspect to build and foster industry relationships with both peers and seasoned industry leaders. YPs are surveyed by region for ideas for future programming to ensure educational and industry needs are met.

Additionally, there are networking only events held in a more relaxed atmosphere where YPs can mingle among their peers.

There is a discounted rate to conferences and seminars for those CREFC Members 30 years of age or younger. To sign up for the 30 and Under Program Rate join the network and ensure that you check off the box “I would like to sign up to receive the “30 and Under Program Rate”. You will be required to submit photo ID to be approved for the discounted program rate.

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Women's Network

Looking for networking, learning opportunities, and professional development? Join more than 600 women professionals in the CRE industry in networking and educational events throughout the year.  Our mission is to enhance the visibility, profile, and advancement opportunities of women in the commercial real estate finance industry, provide a structured platform within CREFC dedicated to women's initiatives and provide opportunities for networking, mentoring, and development of professional women. With members all across the country, we are the largest network of professional women in the industry. 
 
Women's Network Leadership:
  • 2022-2023 Chair: Sana Petersen, Managing Director, Kuvare Insurance Services LP
  • Chair-Elect: MJ Potthoff, Managing Director, Global Business Development, DBRS Morningstar
  • Past Chair: Laura Swihart, Partner, Dechert LLP 

LISA PENDERGAST ACCEPTS 2021 CREFC WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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The London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR, has been called the world’s most important number. Quoted daily across five currencies and seven maturities, the rate underpins hundreds of trillions of dollars in contracts around the world from home mortgage loans to complex derivatives. For U.S. dollar (USD) LIBOR alone, the estimated exposure is approximately $200 trillion. 

The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have issued supervisory guidance  encouraging banks to “cease entering into new contracts that use USD LIBOR as a reference rate as soon as practicable and in any event by December 31, 2021,” noting that new USD LIBOR issuance after 2021 would create safety and soundness risks.

CREFC serves as a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC), a group of private-market participants convened by the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In addition, CREFC co-chairs the ARRC’s Securitizations Working Group (SWG) with the Structured Finance Association (SFA). We are focused on helping the CRE finance industry learn about the transition from LIBOR and serving as a platform to create a constructive dialogue on the challenges our industry faces during this critical period of change. 
 
For any questions or if you would like to be involved in a CREFC working group on the LIBOR transition, please feel free to reach out to Raj Aidasani, Lisa Pendergast or Sairah Burki.
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Leadership

The affairs of CRE Finance Council are managed by a Board of Governors, selected from the general membership, which meets at least two times a year. During the periods the Board is not convened, the Executive Committee has full authority to transact all CRE Finance Council business. The Executive Committee is made up of the chairman, chairman-elect, vice president, secretary, treasurer, membership chair, administrative executive, as well as four additional Executive Committee members.  View the CREFC By-Laws.

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