Margaret Chase is Deputy General Counsel at Ally.
Margaret Chase was previously Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Fannie Mae. She was responsible for
providing, overseeing, coordinating all legal advice and other legal services related to consumer
law and servicing for Fannie Mae’s single-family business.
In 2020, Margaret was named In-House Counsel of the Year by the Association of Corporate
Counsel’s National Capital Region Chapter. Additionally, she was selected to lead
the legal strategy for Fannie Mae’s Legal Department in 2019 with a focus on diversity,
inclusion, and development, as well as optimizing efficiencies and technology, data and
digital innovation.
Margaret held several positions at Fannie Mae including Associate General Counsel to the
Enterprise Risk team, providing counsel on Fannie Mae’s non-agency mortgage-backed
securities portfolio; Associate General Counsel for Government Initiatives, supporting
Fannie Mae’s implementation of the U.S. Treasury’s Making Home Affordable
Program; and Associate General Counsel for Fannie Mae’s structured products securitization
program. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Margaret was a Senior Associate in the
Structured Finance practice group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
- Fellow, Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity 2011
- Member, New York State Bar
- Member, Washington, D.C. Bar