August 18, 2023

Washington Housing Finance Commission

Bascomb-Green

Nicole Bascomb-Green has been appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee as the new chair of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Bascomb-Green takes over the role from Bill Rumpf, who remains on the commission as a public member. The August 24 meeting will be her inaugural meeting as the new chair, after two years as a commission member. Currently head of Umpqua Bank's Community Lending Division and owner/operator of Bascomb Real Estate Group, Bascomb-Green has over 30 years of experience in the banking, real estate, and non-profit industries. In her business serving homebuyers and sellers, as well as in her volunteer commitments, Bascomb-Green prioritizes education and building community health and generational wealth for historically marginalized communities, especially the Black community. In 2020, she became president of the Western Washington Realtists, the local board of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). She is also assistant vice president for NAREB's Region XV. Created by Black real-estate professionals, NAREB is the oldest minority trade organization in the country. In addition, Bascomb-Green is a team member of the Black Home Initiative, the secretary of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, and a board member for multiple organizations, including homeownership nonprofit HomeSight, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, and the UW Consulting and Business Development Center. She holds a master's in business administration and a bachelor's in marketing and is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Rumpf has led the commission board since June 2020.