Mike Calhoun

Mike Calhoun is President of the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and policy institute focusing on consumer lending issues. CRL is the policy affiliate of Self-Help, which has provided over $6.4 billion in financing for first-time homeowner loans and small business credit as the nation’s largest community development lender. Mike has been an active participant in consumer financial legislation and regulation, and he has more than thirty years’ experience in consumer lending. He has authored numerous papers on the subject and has testified often before Congress and many state legislatures. Prior to joining CRL, he led several lending divisions at Self-Help, including the secondary mortgage market program. He is a former member and chair of the Federal Reserve Consumer Advisory Council. Mike received his B.A. degree in economics from Duke University, and his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina.