Kimberly Nichols has been a key player at PennyMac for the last nine years.

Currently, Nichols is leading the PennyMac team that is driving growth in the wholesale channel, which includes both broker and non-delegated correspondent production. Under Nichols’ leadership, PennyMac has become a top 15 wholesale lender. Nichols spent the early days of her career in secondary marketing and capital markets, which she followed up with 10 years at PMI Mortgage Insurance and later became an industry leader in the correspondent space including positions at GMAC RFC, Bank of America and now PennyMac. Beyond leading her team and the business channels she supports, Nichols is viewed as a leader across the organization as co-founder and committee member of wEMRG – an company-wide program with the purpose of empowering, mentoring and promoting the success of high potential females within PennyMac. Over the course of the last year, wEMRG has expanded the growth and influence of this organization within PennyMac with 235 women participating. wEMRG provides an informal professional forum for women in PennyMac by offering access and interactions with senior leaders. The forum also assists participants in growing their careers through sharing experiences, building knowledge, skills and relationships.