

In the Top 15% of 1808 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 25% of 123 Nearby Companies in Dallas
2nd place versus 2 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Jay Bray has been Chief Executive Officer of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. since 2012 and has been its President since June 1, 2015. Mr. Bray serves as Chief Financial Officer of Nationstar Capital Corporation. He served as the President of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (formerly, Centex Home Equity) from October 7, 2011 to February 27, 2012 and served as its Chief Financial Officer until February 27, 2012 and also previously served as Chief Financial Officer from May 2000 to October 2011 and as its Executive Vice President from 2000 to October 2011. Mr. Bray served as the Director of Accounting and Finance with Barnett Bank, Inc. He served as an Audit Manager with Arthur Andersen in Atlanta, GA, for seven years. His prior experience includes over six years with Bank of America, Consumer Finance Group, where he held a variety of leadership roles. He managed the Asset Backed Securitization process for NationsCredit and EquiCredit originated products, at Bank of America and his responsibilities included developing and implementing a secondary execution strategy and profitability plan, managing investment banking relationships, secondary marketing operations, investor reporting and investor relations. Additionally, Mr. Bray led the portfolio acquisition (correspondent) pricing and modeling group, acquiring over $9 billion in non-conforming product in 1999 - ranked No. 1 in sub-prime acquisition by B&C Lending magazine. Mr. Bray has been Chairman of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. since July 1, 2016. He serves as Chairman of Nationstar Capital Corporation. He holds a B.A.A. from Auburn University in 1988.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Mr. Cooper.
Based on 175 ratings, Jay Bray ranks right below FirstKey Holdings' CEO, Bruce Witherell.
Mr. Cooper's CEO is highly regarded by the HR department, the Customer Support department, and Caucasian employees. However, employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years, the Operations department, and the IT department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Mr. Cooper ranks in the Top 15% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Mr. Cooper ranks in the Top 25% of other companies in Dallas for CEO Rating Score.
