Jess Hawks

Speaker

With years of experience in banking, lending, audit, and regulatory compliance, Jess Hawks helps financial institutions and fintechs turn complex regulatory requirements into practical solutions. She began her career in community banking, where she saw firsthand how rules like TRID and the 2018 HMDA changes affected smaller institutions. That experience shaped her approach: compliance must work within operations to be effective and sustainable.

Jess went on to audit and consult for a range of institutions, focusing on consumer protection laws and specializing in ECOA, TRID, HMDA, and Fair Lending. Later, she brought that expertise to the fintech space, building a compliance management system that helped secure partnerships with top lenders. Jess is known for her practical style and her commitment to helping others build compliance programs that actually work in the real world.