Ken Casteel is the Senior Compliance Counsel at Rice Park. Ken’s responsibilities include managing the legal and compliance functions, monitoring for legal and regulatory changes, overseeing licensing maintenance, and managing regulatory examinations for the MSR strategy.

Before joining Rice Park, Ken was in-house counsel for Freedom Mortgage Corporation (Freedom). During that time, he served as subject matter expert and regulatory counsel for Freedom, focusing on the areas of collections, foreclosure, and bankruptcy. While at Freedom, he oversaw the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Debt Collection Final Rules. Prior to Freedom, Ken worked for RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation (RoundPoint), most recently as in-house counsel. During that time, he served as subject matter expert for all regulatory, GSE, and governmental agency mortgage servicing requirements. While at RoundPoint, he oversaw the implementation of the CFPB’s Final Rule Amending the 2013 Mortgage Rules under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z).

Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from East Carolina University and a Juris Doctor degree from Charlotte School of Law.