Martin Kamarck
MAKO Consulting LLC
Martin Kamarck is Principal of MAKO Consulting, providing strategic advice to clients. He is a director of Quadrant Structured Credit Products, a AAA-rated credit derivatives operating company owned by Magnetar Capital & Lehman Brothers. He recently completed longer-term retainer assignments for a European public company (offshore specialty reinsurance) and Booz Allen Hamilton (catastrophic risk). He has over 32 years of experience in law & business and public & private sectors, with expertise in credit risk management & structured credit. Mr. Kamarck held senior positions in the financial guaranty industry for over 13 years: as General Counsel & Co-Founder of the Structured Finance business at FGIC (Jan 1987 - Mar 1993); and as President of Radian's FG businesses (Apr 1999 - Jan 2006). Prior to Radian, Mr. Kamarck was the President and Chair of the US Ex-Im Bank. He began his career in law as a Partner with Morrison & Foerster, where he was chair of the East Coast business practice. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 2006 - present | Principal MAKO Consulting LLC |
|---|---|
| 1999 - 2006 | President Radian Group Inc. |
| 1997 - 1999 | President, COO AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) |
| 1993 - 1997 | Chairman & President Export-Import Bank of The United States |
| 1987 - 1993 | Managing Director Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
| 1975 - 1986 | Partner/Chair East Coast Business Practice MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP |
GLG Study Groups with Martin Kamarck(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Research, Sales, and Trading Consultants (US) | 200 |
| Council Members Knowledgeable on Mortgage Guaranty Insurance | 173 |
| Mortgage Insurance Experts | 116 |
| Financial Guaranty Experts | 75 |
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Martin Kamarck(?)
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages. They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting. Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages. They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting. Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages. They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting. Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...
Lesson of monoline debacle: Core issue is concentration of counterparty risk.
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