Michael McGovern recently joined Regions First Sterling’s Originations Group as Vice President, Relationship Manger for the Midwest Region and will work out of Regions’ Chicago office. Mr. McGovern will focus on sourcing and originating affordable housing transactions in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Previously, Mr. McGovern worked at Associated Bank in the Commercial Real Estate Group originating CRA Tax Credit Equity Investments including LIHTC, Historic and New Markets Tax Credits. Prior to Associated Bank, Mr. McGovern worked in the Community Development Lending Group at LaSalle Bank in Chicago. He holds a Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the University of Evansville

Regions Affordable Housing LLC is a national low income housing tax credit fund syndication firm and leader in affordable housing. Regions Bank is one of the nation’s largest participants in affordable housing finance through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program and provides comprehensive real estate banking and capital management services to meet the debt and capital needs of developers and investors. Regions Bank is also a Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily Affordable Lender and a HUD Tax Credit Pilot Program Multifamily Lender.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $125 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 1,900 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.