Mike Patterson

Chief Operating Officer at Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Speaker

Mike Patterson serves as senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Freedom Mortgage, one of the largest and fastest-growing independent mortgage companies in the country. He is responsible for many functional and operational areas, including capital markets, finance, investor relations, and mortgage operations, as well as the strategic growth of the company. Mr. Patterson began his career in the mortgage industry in 2000 at Irwin Mortgage Corporation, based in Fishers, Indiana. In 2006, Mr. Patterson joined Freedom Mortgage through the company’s acquisition of Irwin Mortgage. Mr. Patterson quickly flourished at Freedom Mortgage and was promoted to vice president of finance in 2008. He was promoted again to senior vice president in 2013. In 2014, Mr. Patterson was named executive vice president and, later in that same year, chief of staff. In 2019, Mr. Patterson was promoted to chief operating officer of Freedom Mortgage. Over the course of Mr. Patterson’s career within the mortgage and finance industries, he has established himself as a top-level executive. He takes pride in his ability to bridge the gap between upper and middle management through his extensive industry knowledge. His acute understanding of market trends has been instrumental in the company’s ability to strategically plan for financial agility.