welcome to tellum advisory
We are a part of Steamboat Group , the parent company of several insurance related brands focused on financial institutions, property investors and member associations.
For nearly 15 years, the company has built a reputation for excellence in driving growth for its clients, partners and team.
We built Tellum after decades of sitting on the other side of the table, in banks, in boardrooms, and in situations that called for calm, not chaos.
Most firms list services like they’re ingredients on a cereal box. We’d rather tell you what each one solves
Joe Posavec is Executive Vice President at Tellum Advisory, the bank and lender consulting arm of Steamboat Group. Based in Irvine, California, he brings over 30 years of expertise across real estate, capital markets, banking, and technology. Posavec is a recognized authority in regulatory compliance and credit risk, advising some of the world’s largest financial institutions on navigating complex regulatory challenges and modernizing legacy systems.
His specialties include flood insurance compliance (Reg. H), AML, CECL, and CCAR, with deep experience in bank M&A, capital markets, CMBS/MBS, secondary loan markets (private and government), portfolio underwriting, and loss analysis. He is known for identifying strategic opportunities to enhance banking operations through innovative, tech-driven solutions.
Before joining Tellum, Posavec served as EVP of Bank Credit Risk Solutions at Newmark and as Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield’s Banking & Regulatory Solutions group, where he led nationwide regulatory initiatives. Earlier in his career, he developed stress testing models for regional and community banks, conducted audits and M&A due diligence, and performed Loss Share reviews for the FDIC.
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