Regina Lowrie, the first female chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association, died suddenly on Jan. 1. She was 68.

Lowrie was most recently the president and CEO of Dytrix, a fintech company that enables secure financial transactions that includes closing agent management and real-time wire/ACH transfer validation for institutions. With nearly 40 years of experience in the real estate finance industry, Lowrie is widely known for making history in 2005 as the first female elected chair of the MBA.