Bill Trainor is General Counsel at Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, leading Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Licensing, Quality Control, Vendor Management, and HR. He identifies and manages company-wide legal and compliance risks across 47 states - and serves on the executive leadership team responsible for Gold Star's long-term strategy and operating plans.
General Counsel
Legal and Compliance Leadership Across the Gold Star Family
Company-Wide Legal Leadership
Oversees Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Licensing, Quality Control, Vendor Management, and HR teams.
Multi-State Regulatory Oversight
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws in the 47 states where Gold Star operates.
Executive Leadership Team
Key member of the team shaping long-term strategy and operating plans for the company.
Gold Star Family Counsel
Leads teams and advises Gold Star's other businesses - including its title company, insurance company, hockey agency, and licensing company.
Industry-First Digital Closing
As Associate General Counsel at United Wholesale Mortgage, helped launch UWM's virtual e-close platform - the mortgage industry's first fully digital, remote e-closing.
Litigation & Private Practice
Represented and advised lending institutions, title underwriters, title companies, and businesses in commercial and residential real property litigation across the Detroit area.
Go Blue - 1998 National Champion
University of Michigan undergraduate and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; member of the Michigan ice hockey team from 1997–2001, winning a Division I National Championship in 1998.
