Bill Dallas is famous for his “crystal-ball clairvoyance” and cutting-edge approach to mortgage lending. Throughout his career, he has fathered many amazing companies to help mortgage originators expand home ownership opportunities. He is well-known for his progressive leadership of First Franklin, where he pioneered non-prime mortgages, and created one of the nation’s largest and most admired lenders. He also was Chairman of Sysdome (now Interthinx) and MindBox where he developed fraud detection and decision support tools specializing in the automation of complex business decisions for financial services companies.

He is currently the Chairman and CEO of the fastest growing mortgage lender in the nation, Ownit Mortgage Solutions in Agoura Hills, CA.  Ownit operates as a conduit for mortgage brokers developing affordable products for homeownership and defining new analytics to help borrowers own and access their equity in their most valuable asset…their home.

In addition, Bill’s career milestones include:

• Dallas Capital his investment advisory firm in Agoura Hills. Dallas Capital owns and operates many outstanding companies the most notable is Fox Sports Grill and award-winning upscale casual restaurant venture with New York-based television network Fox.
• Trustee for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and is Chairman of Dualstar Entertainment Group LLC the holding company for the Olsen twins and all their assets.
• Chairman and broker for Diversified Capital Funding one of the nation’s largest mortgage brokers based in Northern California
• Former chairman of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA.
• Founder of Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California.
• Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Bowling Green State University (1977), magna cum laude.
• Juris Doctor degree from the University of Santa Clara School of Law (1987)
• Designated as a Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB)
• Co-founded Heritage Bank of Commerce (1994)
• Co-founded California Oaks State Bank (1999)