Seth Appleton
President of USMI
The Honorable Seth Appleton is President of USMI. In this role, he leads USMI’s efforts to enable sustainable access to affordable mortgage credit for homebuyers while protecting taxpayers from risk. Seth previously served as President of MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization. Prior to that, Seth served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a position for which he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. In addition to his service as Assistant Secretary, Seth concurrently served as the Principal Executive Vice President of Ginnie Mae, a government corporation guaranteeing the timely payment of principal and interest on more than $2 trillion in mortgage-backed securities. Before joining HUD, Seth worked on Capitol Hill, including serving as Chief of Staff for U.S. Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer for more than eight years. Seth is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Home Builders Institute, the National Housing Conference’s National Advisory Council, and the Advisory Committee of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy. A native of Missouri, Seth is a graduate of Stanford University.
Brendan Kihn
Government Relations Vice President of USMI
Brendan Kihn currently serves as the Government Relations Vice President of USMI. Brendan previously worked at Falcon Capital Advisors LLC where he served as a Policy Analyst, providing research and analysis on regulatory compliance and business operations issues impacting the housing finance system. Prior to that, he served as an Interim Director and Legislative Analyst at the Financial Services Roundtable, where he managed the Advocates for Insurance Modernization organization and tracked regulatory and legislative developments affecting the property and casualty insurance industry. Brendan is a graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law and the University of Michigan.
