THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK - Key Persons

Abigail Shields

Job Titles:

Banker

Abigail Shields graduated from Ohio Dominican University with a bachelor's degree in Education. After obtaining her degree, Abigail began her extensive career in mortgage lending and financial services. She is a consecutive President Club member and has received numerous awards such as Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Sales Manager of the year for numerous years. With plentiful years of real estate and mortgage lending experience, Abigail has the knowledge and expertise to help each borrower structure the optimal mortgage to achieve their financial goals. Abigail prides herself on taking the time needed to understand her customers' immediate and long-term goals, finding the best financial solution to achieve their objectives. Having helped hundreds of clients, she understands how confusing the home buying or refinance process can be. She strongly believes her education background enhances her way of explaining the process to her clients making them feel at ease and educated throughout the mortgage transaction. Abigail ensures superior guidance and care for anyone who works with her. Abigail resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and 1-year-old son. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She has a passion for traveling the world, health and fitness, and helping others.

Ahron Magid

Job Titles:

Mortgage Banker / NMLS 1771478

Albert Matz - VP

Job Titles:

Vice President

Albert Matz is a former US Marine and Gulf War Veteran. After leaving the service, he began his career as a loan officer for a small regional lender in Florida. After several years, Albert relocated to Boston where he continued to build his career in the mortgage and financial services industry. Throughout his career, he has worked in both primary and secondary markets advising borrowers, brokers and lenders. Albert continues to work in the mortgage and financial services industry as a trusted and reliable Mortgage Banker and Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS). Albert has more than 18 years of experience across multiple disciplines and channels of the mortgage and financial services industry. He has a thorough knowledge of Government Mortgages such as FHA, VA, USDA, Conventional Mortgages including Freddie and Fannie as well as other secondary market participants. Albert's goal is to guide his clients through the mortgage process with extreme confidence and efficiency. He accomplishes this by staying on top of mortgage industry changes and continuing education for himself and his clients. Whether a first-time homebuyer, seasoned investor or fall somewhere in between, Albert looks forward to serving his clients with transparency and integrity. Albert resides in Boston, MA with his better half of more than 10 years and their 4 rescue dogs. When not working or rescuing dogs, he loves fishing, scuba diving, hiking and everything outdoors.

Alejandra Denda - CMO

Job Titles:

Chief Marketing Officer

Alex McKinley - VP

Job Titles:

Vice President

Alex McKinley started her career in mortgage financing in 2002. She has also been a small business owner in Fort Collins, Colorado since 2010. Aside from her passion for helping families reach their dreams of homeownership, she owns an equine practice where she is a farrier specializing in nutrition and rehabilitation of the equine hoof using alternative therapies. She studied biochemistry at Colorado State University. She has been an integral and resourceful part of the community, serving her clients through all stages of life as a trusted and knowledgeable professional that understands her customers' ever changing financial needs. She has served in the Loveland Community Kitchen and Realities for Children with her daughters where she has gained a passion to help families and educate the community in homeownership. Being a business owner, has given her a firsthand understanding of the unique needs of applying as a self-employed borrower. Coming from a family deeply rooted in the Marines and Navy, she is committed to helping Veterans through their dreams of homeownership and is proud to be part of a Veteran owned bank. Alex started her career at a large bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, and later in the smaller community of Vacaville, California. There she embraced a culture in forming real, client-based relationships that keep coming back to as a trusted resource for years. She is also a construction loan specialist and can help families build their dream homes, from lot acquisition to completion of their home. Her clients become her friends for life. No matter if it's a first-time homebuyer, a client buying a luxury home, or a senior citizen looking to downsize into a retirement home, Alex is committed to guide her clients with education and knowledge of the large array of current products available. Alex and her husband Jason's little family consists of Alex's two amazing and talented girls, Isabella and Sofia, and Logan whose big smile and adventurous spirit charms everyone. Her family also includes Arabian horses, a burro named Barney, 2 dogs, and 4 farm cats. They enjoy camping, fishing, cooking gourmet meals, and golfing. She also loves running ultras in the high mountains of Colorado. That is where she has completed several fifty-mile races and has ran in the Leadville 100! She has also raced her mare in fifty-mile endurance races. She loves her family time the most.

Alex Perez - SVP

Job Titles:

Loan Officer
Senior Vice President

Ali Aqel

Job Titles:

Banker

Ali Aqel was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. From an early age, he was a sports enthusiast and a dedicated athlete. He attended the University of St. Francis on a full-ride football scholarship and earned a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Marketing. He hit the ground running in the industry and was brought on to one of the nation's largest financial groups as a mortgage banker. Today, Ali continues to gain knowledge in the financial field. In pursuit of continuous prosperity and experience in his chosen profession, Ali transitioned into the role of a loan officer, educating clients on bank products and services, managing leads from inquiry to installation, and always providing consummate customer service. He works vigorously to support any team he is apart of, most recently contributing to ten million of loan-volume earned in a single month. He is passionate about his profession and eager to make every encounter with his customers a positive one. He is a people-person by nature, which lends itself to the genuine support he offers to customers throughout the entirety of what could be an intricate and intimidating process of buying a home. In his leisure time, Ali likes to find innovative ways to stay active and in good health. As a family-oriented man, he spends a lot of time maintaining strong relationships with his loved ones.