Presently over a dozen life insurance companies and Wall Street firms have engaged MS&F to act as their mortgage loan correspondent to secure new mortgage loan opportunities throughout the Midwest and selected other areas of the country. With the capacity to provide single loans ranging in size from $1 million to $100 million we are currently seeking to finance multifamily, retail, office, industrial and lodging assets. Today’s financing climate demands excellent competitive service and pricing which are the hallmark of the institutions represented by MS&F. As
interest rates continue to remain attractive, MS&F can deliver
financing structured to fund immediately or as far as twelve
months after commitment. In volatile financial climate that
currently exists, most loans are quoted within 48 to 72 hours
and traditionally available to be rate locked upon execution of
a Loan Application. Whether your financing is simple or complex,
smaller or larger, MS&F is dedicated to meeting and exceeding
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 Jeffrey M. Morris President and CEO Mr. Morris is the Chief Executive Officer and President of MS&F. Over the past twenty years, he has been directly involved in the placement of $2.5 billion of debt for all classes of commercial real estate properties. After attending Marietta College, he formed his own mortgage banking company, Morris Company Incorporated, in 1980 and in a three year period originated over $300 million of conventional mortgage loans and numerous issues of tax-exempt credit enhancement bonds for a leading NYSE member. During this period, Mr. Morris was able to establish correspondent relationships with several institutional lenders, which formed the catalyst in 1985 to merge Morris Company, Incorporated into the present company. Over the past decade he has been instrumental in seeing MS&F triple in size and diversifying its business lines to provide financing for all types of commercial and investment real estate properties located throughout the continental United States. This has been accomplished with the continual emphasis on increasing and strengthening the lender relationships, expanding marketing and customer service efforts, employing quality personnel and technology. Mortgage loan servicing has become an integral component of MS&F as most correspondent lending relationships have increased demands placed on them by rating and regulatory agencies. Mr. Morris has steered the company to meet today’s challenging and competitive environment by committing significant Company resources. Mr. Morris oversees all mortgage loan origination activities and actively works with borrowers while developing and maintaining relationships with financial institutions. Additionally, he coordinates the related investment and development activities of the Company through various related partnerships and corporations. Mr. Morris is the majority shareholder of the Company and he has also periodically given lectures to The Ohio State University MBA Real Estate Finance class and has an active role in numerous business and charitable endeavors. |
 Robert W. Smith Executive Vice President Mr. Smith is an Executive Vice President of Morris, Smith and Feyh, Inc. and has over thirty years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. He graduated from Grove City College, PA in 1974 with a Business Administration degree and began his real estate career as a real estate appraiser for an MAI firm in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, he relocated to Columbus, Ohio to work in the appraisal department for Buckeye Federal Savings & Loan. While employed at Buckeye Federal, Mr. Smith became involved in the origination of loans which led to the decision in 1979 to concentrate on loan production and origination. Mr. Smith’s loan production career took him to Bank One and later to Diamond Savings. At Diamond Savings he managed the department involved in the placement of whole loans as well as syndication of commercial real estate loans. During his career Mr. Smith took numerous appraisal classes and seminars sponsored by the American Institute of Appraisers and the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. He has taken classes from and taught classes for the Mortgage Bankers of America. During his lending career, he has gained experience in construction lending, credit analysis, secondary marketing, and commercial loan servicing. In 1991,
Mr. Smith joined Morris, Smith and Feyh, Inc. as a principal and
his responsibilities include solving the financing needs of
developers and investors of real estate with the placement of
construction and permanent loans and developing and maintaining
relationships with financial institutions. |
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Mr. Feyh is an Executive Vice President of MS&F.
He was an original founding shareholder of the company in 1985
and has over 30 years of experience in real estate finance.
After graduating from The Ohio State University with a B. A.
degree, his career began with The Galbreath Company as a
commercial loan officer. Responsibilities included the
administration of construction loans and loan workouts for
properties ranging from single family homes to large scale
commercial projects. In 1974, he joined Nationwide Real Estate
where he was a loan officer in the commercial construction loan
department. Mr. Feyh later joined Park Financial Services where
he managed the commercial construction loan department and also
assisted the production department in the origination and
underwriting of loans. After successfully expanding Park
Financials loan portfolio, he formed his own company, Regency
Mortgage, which later merged into MS&F. Mr. Feyh’s
responsibilities at MS&F include overseeing all of the
activities of the firm's Mortgage Loan Closing & Compliance
Department, which involves coordination between the Lender and
the Borrower to assure a prompt closing of every loan commitment
and seamless transition of the new loan to the Mortgage Loan
Servicing Department. Mr. Feyh has a diverse knowledge of
structuring and negotiating real estate financing transactions
and through his efforts MS&F has an unmatched success in
facilitating the closing of its loans. Mr. Feyh has substantial
involvement in the outside investment and development related
activities in an oversight capacity by utilizing his knowledge
and experience in construction lending to manage the Company’s
risk in these transactions. He also has outside interest that
include alumni activities of Ohio State University.
Ms. Thomas has been with Morris, Smith & Feyh, Incorporated for the past fourteen years. She has more than twenty years of experience in accounting and commercial real estate fields. She obtained a B.S. degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University in 1978 and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Thomas began her career as an auditor with KPMG in San Francisco, California where she specialized in banking and commercial real estate. After five years in public accounting, Ms. Thomas joined Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto, California where she was involved in various areas of corporate accounting for three years. In 1991, Ms. Thomas joined MS&F as Controller. A few years after joining the Company she was promoted to Chief Financial Officer where she became responsible for all financial aspects of MS&F and related entities. For the past nine years, she has been responsible for overseeing the Servicing Department. During her tenure in this area she developed a strong system of internal controls to assure both the accuracy and security of the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio. This was accomplished through the implementation of Synergy, a loan servicing software; the utilization of various online banking products and services; and the automation of in-house procedures. She continually reviews processes and procedures in order to ensure the servicing department is operating efficiently as well as providing accurate and timely information to both our borrowers and lenders.  David L. MathewsonVice President Mr. Mathewson has been a Vice President of Morris, Smith and Feyh, Inc. for the past eight years. He has more than fifteen years of experience in the underwriting and analysis of commercial real estate loans. After receiving a B.S. degree in Computer Science from The Ohio State University in 1984, he continued on with education and received his MBA degree from The Ohio State University in 1987. Mr. Mathewson began his career as a commercial real estate loan underwriter with Ohio Financial, a Columbus based mortgage banking company. While employed there, he became the Senior Underwriter in the origination of loans while also assisting in loan servicing, including the administration of construction loans. He also developed a portfolio trading desk which bought and sold RTC controlled loan portfolios following the Savings and Loan collapse. For the past fourteen years, Mr. Mathewson has been employed with Morris, Smith and Feyh, Incorporated. He is currently responsible for overseeing the Underwriting Department with direct involvement in the underwriting and analysis of originated loans. This has resulted in the development of outstanding relationships with a large portfolio of prominent developers and financial institutions, including life insurance companies, commercial banks, Wall Street based capital markets firms, pension funds and government agencies. During his tenure, he has been directly involved in the underwriting and successful placement of over $2.0 billion in commercial real estate loans, which has included every major property type. Loan products have included permanent, construction, forward, joint venture, bridge and mezzanine loans. He has designed and implemented several internal computer software systems, including Argus, and has regularly attended mortgage banking classes and seminars. |
Michael J. Feyh
Diana L. Thomas