Steve DeLaney is a Managing Director and senior research analyst covering residential and commercial mortgage finance.

Prior to joining JMP, Steve served as Director of Research at Flagstone Securities. Beforehand, he was a Senior Vice President and research analyst at Ryan Beck & Co., covering banks, thrifts and other mortgage finance companies. He previously spent nearly a decade at BB&T Capital Markets and its parent company, Scott & Stringfellow, serving both as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Capital Markets of Scott & Stringfellow and later as President and CEO of BB&T Capital Markets. Steve began his career with Investors Financial Corporation, a diversified thrift holding company, where he served as President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer during his 15-year tenure.

In 2009, Steve won recognition in several categories in the FT/StarMine annual survey of analyst performance, ranking first in earnings estimation and fourth in stock picking among all equity analysts nationally. Steve also ranked first among earning estimators and third among stock pickers in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) category.

Steve holds an MBA from the University of Richmond and a BA from the University of Virginia.