OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW MEXICO BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 18 2021 Issue 4

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Bankers On The Move

Century Bank Has Named Max Myers New President and CEO


Century Bank has recently named Max Myers as its new President and CEO. Max was born and raised in Santa Fe and began his career in banking as a bank examiner. With more than 42 years in banking, his previous employment has included Sunwest Bank and New Mexico Bank and Trust. He graduated from the University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Business with an MBA and a BBA in finance from New Mexico State University.

Actively involved in community support, Max shares his time with many nonprofit organizations, including the Board of Advisors at NMSU Hospitality Restaurant and Tourism Management, serving as vice president of the New Mexico Amigos and as a Board Member of the Life Center and El Rancho de las Golondrinas. He previously served as chairman of the board of St. Michael’s High School.

Former MFA Staff Member Erin Quinn Joins Wells Fargo


New Mexico native Erin Quinn has joined Wells Fargo’s Government Relations and Public Policy Department as a member of the Public Policy Engagement Team. Erin serves as a Senior Consultant, focusing on public policy issues in Home Lending. She is based in the Wells Fargo Washington, D.C. office.

Erin is an experienced public policy professional with regulatory and advocacy expertise and an in-depth understanding of complex housing policy and capital markets issues. Most recently, Erin was at Freddie Mac, where she spent six years as the Director of Affordable Lending. From 2012 to 2015, Erin worked at the Department of the Treasury as the Program Director of the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) in the Office of Financial Stability & Homeownership Preservation. In this role, she directed the administration of the HHF, coordinating among Treasury teams and providing guidance to housing finance agencies. She regularly represented Treasury and the HHF at interagency policy meetings, before representatives of the White House, and before Congressional oversight bodies.

Before her work at Treasury, Erin served as a Senior Policy and Program Advisor at the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA). In this role, she developed and implemented advocacy and education strategies, served as a staff liaison for MFA’s Legislative Oversight Committee, and authored proposed state housing policies and programs. She also advised MFA’s Board of Directors and Executive Team. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Government/International studies from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of New Mexico.