Abe Kahan's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Abe Kahan's education and experience:Abe Kahan has a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Jersey ( Newark, NJ).Kahan has over 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry and has held a number of executive positions in the mortgage industry, most notably as the President of Home Lending at KeyBank/Digital Home Lending at Laurel Road in New York City.Since he joined KeyBank in 2002, Kahan has worked on a number of different initiatives and projects, including developing a digital mortgage platform for mortgage and home equity loans, introducing the digital platform across KeyBank home lending, increased volume by 100% and revenue by $118 Million, and increasing home equity volume by 64%. Kahan also played a significant role in leading KeyBank’s growth as a member of the Consumer Bank leadership team and Executive Council member.Kahan currently has responsibility for the product strategy and execution of digital home lending across both mortgage and home equity products, as well as lead responsibility for the day-to-day operations of KeyBank’s online mortgage and home equity platforms.

🎓 Education

Abe Kahan's Educational Background:Abe Kahan has a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a law clerk in 1999. He then spent three years as an assistant law professor at Boston University, where he was the inaugural faculty member in the university's program in real estate law. In 2001, he moved to the Department of Law at the University of Southern California, where he served as a law instructor for the past five years. Kahan is currently a law professor at the University of Southern California.Kahan's professional experience in real estate law has prepared him well for his current teaching career. He has taught law courses at Boston University, the University of Southern California, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Kahan is also a member of the California Inn of Court and the American Law Society.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Abe Kahan has over 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Kahan began his career as an intern at Prime Mortgage Corporation in 1988. He worked at Prime for five years, where he contributed to the development of the lending product and the company’s marketing efforts. Kahan then moved to Capital One until he was hired as the head of digital home lending at Laurel Road in 2002. There, he developed the company’s digital mortgage platform and implemented it across KeyBank products. Kahan also served as the executive chairman/co-founder of Odyssey Funding LLC from 2001 to 2016. He currently serves as an executive team member at CommonBond.co.Kahan has a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Fordham University.