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Robert M. Couch

Retired Partner
rcouch@bradley.com
Birmingham P: 205.521.8097 M: 205.382.1577 F: 205.488.6731
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Blogs
  • FHFA Proposes Rule on Fannie Mae’s & Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Underserved Markets
    12/23/2015
    Financial Services Perspectives Blog
  • Some Solutions to Wealth Disparity Suggested
    8/14/2015
    Financial Services Perspectives Blog
Area(s) of Focus
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Real Estate
  • Affordable Housing & Community Development
  • Governmental Affairs
  • Approval, Compliance and Enforcement Support for HUD, FHA & GNMA Matters
  • Reverse Mortgages
  • Government Enforcement & Investigations
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Examinations, CIDs & Subpoenas
  • Regulatory Compliance - Banking & Financial Services
  • Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1982, summa cum laude; John W. Davis Prize; Lead Articles Editor, Law Review
  • Washington & Lee University, B.S., 1978, cum laude
  • Alabama
  • Supreme Court of the United States, Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
  • United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Honorable John M. Wisdom

Mortgage Bankers Association of America

Board of Directors, 1999-2005

Chairman, 2003-2004

Mortgage Bankers Association of Alabama

Board of Directors, 1997-2000

President, 1999-2000

Fannie Mae Affordable Housing Advisory Council, 2013-2015

Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission, 2011-2014

Society of Certified Mortgage Bankers, 2002-Present

Fannie Mae National Advisory Council, 2002-2003

Home Builders Institute

Board of Trustees, 2013-2020

Chairman, 2019-2020

Lakeshore Foundation, Board of Directors, 1994-2005, 2011-Present

Real Estate Roundtable, Board of Directors, 2004-2005

Thrift Industry Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board, 2005

Rotary Club of Birmingham, 1994-Present; President, 2015-2016

American Bar Association

Alabama Bar Association

Leadership Birmingham

Planning Commission of the City of Mountain Brook, 1992-1999; Chairman, 1994-1999

Lender Technologies, Inc., Director, 2001-2004

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2020 Best Lawyers Firm Logo 

Robert M. Couch, 2019 Lawyer of the Year

Martindale AV Preeminent Rating Badge

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated  Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year," Birmingham, Government Relations Practice, 2019  Banking and Finance Law, 2016-2020 Government Relations Practice, 2018-2020 Washington & Lee Law School Outstanding Law Alumnus, 2017 Listed in B-Metro, "Top Lawyers," 2019
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