Claudine A. Chen-Young
Claudine handles the full range of mortgage finance needs for financial services clients such as investment banks, REITs, hedge funds, and asset management firms.
Claudine counsels financial institutions that buy and sell mortgage products, and she assists issuers with structuring the financing of mortgage financial assets. In addition, Claudine has helped companies create acquisition programs for the purchase and sale of several types of mortgage loans, including through correspondent lenders, and establish servicing and other related arrangements.
A seasoned RMBS and mortgage finance attorney for over 20 years, Claudine has extensive experience with buying and selling all types of residential, commercial, and business-purpose mortgage loans. She supports clients in creating innovative deal structures through securitization and other strategies. Claudine assists with complex financing structures to solve corporate objectives, and provides critical support to business teams towards smooth and successful deal execution.
The Legal 500 United States
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- Recommended Attorney, 2017–2019, 2021–2023
IFLR 1000
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- Financial and Corporate Guide
- Leading Lawyers, 2022
- Rising Star, 2016–2018, 2021
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Washington Business Journal
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- Minority Business Leader Award, 2017
- Cabinet Chair, Structured Finance Association, Women in Securitization
- Board Member, Lakewood Country Club
- Board Member, Girls Inc. of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
Credentials
Education
Claudine received her B.A. from American University and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Admissions
- District of Columbia
Related Insights & News
- Panelist, SFIG Residential Mortgage Finance Symposium 2019, Single Family Rental/Fix-and-Flip (November 4-5, 2019)
- Speaker, SFIG Vegas 2019, Financing Single-Family Investor Properties—Fix and Flip, Rental, and Others (February 24–27, 2019)
- Panelist, SFIG Residential Mortgage Finance Symposium, Track A: An Update on the PLS Market (October 29 – October 30, 2018)
- Moderator SFIG Vegas 2018, Diversity in Finance Roundtable (February 25–28, 2018)
- Moderator, SFIG Vegas 2018, RPLs and NPLs: Supply, Role of Securitizations, and Investment Opportunities (February 25–28, 2018)
- Panelist, Residential Mortgage Finance Symposium, Re-Performing Loans and Non-Performing Loans – The Changing Regulatory Landscape – Federal and State Level Oversight (November 7–8, 2017)
- Moderator, Residential Mortgage Finance Symposium 2017, An Update on Non-Performing and Re-Performing Loan Securitizations (November 7–8, 2017)
- Panelist, 23rd Annual ABS East Conference, Mortgage Servicing Rights: State of the Industry (September 17–19, 2017)
- Moderator, 4th Annual SFIG RMBS Symposium, Enforcement Part 1: Materiality & Sunset (December 8, 2016)
- Panelist, 2nd Annual Private Label RMBS Reform Symposium, Overview of the New, Comprehensive Reps & Warranties Provisions (November 12, 2015)
October 23-25, 2023