John Contino
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Education
B.S., Cornell University
Summary of Experience
Mr. Contino specializes in the analysis and valuation of residential mortgage loans and complex structured finance instruments. His work spans mortgage servicing rights, non-performing loans, resecuritizations, residuals, and other credit-sensitive mortgage securities. Mr. Contino’s litigation and advisory experience includes valuation, risk sensitivity analysis, and feasibility assessments in the context of mortgage-backed securities and structured products, as well as disputes involving suitability, market practices, and intellectual property. He has provided expert testimony in federal and state courts and in arbitration and has consulted on several matters involving the FDIC and the US Department of Labor. He has also offered quantitative support in numerous mortgage-related litigation assignments and government programs, including the Mortgage Purchase Program for three of the Federal Home Loan Banks.
At Sperlinga Advisory, he provides structured finance advisory services to institutional clients. He also serves as COO and Chief Risk Officer of a mortgage-focused SEC-registered investment advisor. His previous roles include managing mortgage credit hedge funds at Structured Portfolio Management and at New Amsterdam Partners, and early career positions in structured and municipal finance at PaineWebber, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and Blyth Eastman Paine Webber.