Marcia Kaufman

I've spent more than three decades in mortgage banking and real estate, and I can honestly say the work gets more interesting, not less, the longer you're in it. I'm the CEO and founder of Bayport Funding, a direct bridge lender headquartered in Great Neck, New York. We've originated more than $2 billion in loans across single-family, multi-family, mixed-use, and ground-up construction projects, funding deals in as little as 72 hours across 36 states. We lend from our own balance sheet, make our own credit decisions, and manage draws in-house. That structure isn't incidental. It's the whole point. Before Bayport, I built my career across nearly every corner of this industry. I held senior leadership roles at Bank of America, American Home Mortgage Ventures, Preferred Empire Mortgage C...