Jennifer R. Whip serves as a Director of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Board and of its bank subsidiary, Flagstar Bank, N.A. She joined Flagstar’s board in 2017. She is also a member on the Audit, Compensation, Risk Assessment, and Board Credit Committees.
She is a principal with Cambridge One, LLC, and was a long-time executive with Fannie Mae. In her 26 years with the government sponsored enterprise she held numerous key roles, including leading nationwide single-family business development strategies, managing relationships with some of Fannie’s largest lenders, developing lending solutions to underserved communities, and directing lender management and strategic initiatives for Fannie Mae’s eChannel. At Garrett, McCauley, she was part of a team that helped banks and mortgage lenders increase revenues, control costs, and better manage risks. She was a founding member of the Fannie Mae Diversity Advisory Council, executive sponsor of the INDUS Employee Resource Group, and a former advisory board member of the Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City. She received awards from Fannie Mae for volunteerism, as well as for her support of the Hispanic Networking Group. In 2013, Diversity Journal named her to its list of Women Worth Watching.