LOS ANGELES (January 5, 2018) – U.S. Bank Home Mortgage has named Lenny McNeill to lead its national Specialized Sales Team focused on serving multicultural customers.

McNeill, who will retain the title senior vice president national managing director, will lead a team committed to furthering the focus of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage on multicultural customers, which includes offering loans that qualify for Community Reinvestment Act credit. In addition, he will manage the team that supports the growth of home equity lines of credit, which beginning in 2018, will be part of the reporting requirements for banks under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

McNeill has been with U.S. Bank since 2013. He is a member of several boards, including the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, the Asian Real Estate Association of America and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services.

He has been recognized for his diversity and multicultural work by several publications, including Essence magazine, Mortgage Originator and Savoy Magazine, in which he was named one of the Top 100 African Americans in Corporate America.

McNeill, who is based in Los Angeles, previously held leadership positions at JP Morgan Chase, Lone Star/Caliber Funding, Bank of America and Washington Mutual Bank.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Lenny’s extensive experience who understands the challenges of such an important segment of homeowners and how we can be a trusted financial partner on meeting their needs,” said Fred Bolstad, executive vice president and head of national retail sales for U.S. Bank Home Mortgage.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $459 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2017, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The Company operates 3,072 banking offices in 25 states and 4,801 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.