Lawrence H. Parks is Senior Vice President External and Legislative Affairs. In this position Mr. Parks works with Congress the Administration the Federal Housing Finance Board member financial institutions and national housing and community development advocates to shape the future legislative regulatory and policy environment in which the Bank operates.
Prior to joining the Bank in 1997 Mr. Parks was Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown where he oversaw the Economic Development Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency and represented the Secretary on the National Economic Council and the Domestic Policy Council.
Previously Mr. Parks served as the Associate Legislative Counsel/ Director at the Mortgage Bankers Association Legislative Counsel to Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs.
Mr. Parks earned a B.A. from Temple University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. |