Mike Heid is president of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (WFHM), a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and an executive vice president and member of the Operating Committee of Wells Fargo & Company. WFHM is the nation’s leading provider of residential mortgages, funding one of every four residential mortgages in the country and servicing one of every six mortgage loans in the U.S. including loans Wells Fargo holds, as well as loans held by other mortgage investors.

Heid is responsible for WFHM’s overall business and strategic direction. A 26-year veteran of the mortgage business, he most recently served as co-president of WFHM from June 2004 to July 2011. Previously within the mortgage division, Heid was executive vice president and chief financial officer (2002 to 2004) and executive vice president, Loan Servicing (1997 to 2002). Heid joined Wells Fargo in 1988. His prior experience includes working at Price Waterhouse for six years as a public accountant.

From May 2008 through May 2011 – a time of significant industry transformation – Heid served as chairman of the Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable, a trade association whose members represent approximately 65 percent of the mortgage industry. He also has served as chairman of the Fannie Mae National Housing Advisory Council. He continues to be actively involved in legislative and regulatory policy matters impacting the mortgage industry.

Heid earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 1979 where he graduated summa cum laude. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association.