Troy Marek is the Group Head of the Real Estate Capital Markets Project Finance Division, which contains the Bank’s Agency Lending approvals (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac); its HUD Lending (Multifamily and Seniors), Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), and Life Company Placement Products. Mr. Marek joined Regions Bank in 2006, and has been directly responsible for overseeing its growth in its Agency Lending Platform, and its current servicing portfolio in excess of $5 Billion. Mr. Marek has served on the Fannie Mae DUS Origination Advisory Committee. He has more than 25 years of experience in mortgage lending, and has closed permanent financing transactions totaling more than $2.5 billion over his career. He has both direct lending and mortgage banking relationships with multiple professional real estate companies, developers, and brokers throughout the Country.
Prior to Regions Bank, Mr. Marek was employed by Wachovia Capital Markets, where he led the Agency and CMBS Origination efforts for its Mid-South Division. He has direct lending and mortgage banking experience with all property types throughout the United States and during his time at Wachovia, closed loans through a broad range of financial institutions including CMBS, Life Company, and Agency lenders. Between 1995 and 2003, Mr. Marek was employed by SouthTrust Bank in their real estate finance group, where he was a founding member of the CMBS platform within the Bank.
Mr. Marek earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Masters in Finance degree from the University of Alabama.