# Brian Faux

> Brian Faux is Morty’s co-founder and founding CEO, a mortgage industry veteran with experience at 1st Alliance Lending, Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac and HUD. He helped build Morty’s online mortgage marketplace and is identified in 2026 federal records as director of HUD’s Office of Single-Family Program Development.

- **Role:** Director, Office of Single-Family Program Development at HUD (documented May 2026)
- **Organizations:** Morty, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration, 1st Alliance Lending, Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac
- **Education:** North Carolina State University - College of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Morty and served as its founding CEO., Led Morty during its public launch and early geographic expansion., Served as an FHA senior adviser after the housing crisis.

## Career timeline

- **Before Morty** — Served as COO of 1st Alliance Lending; background includes Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac.
- **2012** — Official HUD portrait identifies him as FHA senior adviser.
- **2013** — Consumer advocates corresponded with him about FHA loan sales.
- **2016** — Appeared as Morty CEO and co-founder at Urban Institute/CoreLogic symposium.
- **2017** — Morty publicly launched following a $3 million seed round.
- **2019** — Morty announced $8.5 million Series A and service across 34 states and Washington, D.C.
- **2024** — Federal notice identified him as director of HUD’s Office of Single-Family Program Development.
- **2026** — Named as contact for FHA minimum property requirements request for information.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Morty and served as its founding CEO.
- Led Morty during its public launch and early geographic expansion.
- Served as an FHA senior adviser after the housing crisis.
- Documented as HUD’s director of Single-Family Program Development in 2024 and 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Named as HUD director of Single-Family Program Development in an FHA request for information on minimum property requirements.

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Last updated: 2026-10-11