Hugh Frater

Hugh R.
Frater was the founder of BlackRock Finance, Inc., established in 1988, where the title held was Managing Director & Partner from 1988 to 2004.
Current jobs include Director at Mortgage Bankers Association, Board Assist LLC, The Washington Scholarship Fund, Bipartisan Policy Center, Findigs, Inc., and Vessel Technologies, Inc. Director at ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd. since 2015.
Director at Hippo Analytics, Inc. since 2018.
Independent Director at Hippo Holdings, Inc. since 2018.
Independent Director at Better Home & Finance Holding Co. starting in 2026.
Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Federal National Mortgage Association from 2018 to 2022.
Non-Executive Chairman at VEREIT, Inc. Chairman at Berkadia Proprietary Holding LLC and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC from 2014 to 2015.
Director at Anthracite Capital, Inc. from 1997 to 2009.
Director at Hippo Enterprises, Inc. Independent Director at Reinvent Technology Partners Z.
Vice President-Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers, Inc. Executive Vice President at The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. from 2004 to 2007.
Founding Partner at BlackRock Advisors LLC.
President at Midland Loan Services, Inc. Chief Operating Officer at Bregal Energy, Inc. from 2007 to 2010.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and MBAistration from Columbia Business School.