Dr. Amy Crews Cutts is a nationally recognized thought leader and chief economist focused on providing strategic economic analysis rooted in practical business terms. Amy is President and Chief Economist of AC Cutts & Associates LLC and also serves as the Chief Economist for Bright Query LLC and the National Association of Credit Management. She was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Equifax and Senior Director and Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac. With more than 25 years of economic analysis and policy development experience, Amy is a noted expert in credit reporting, consumer and small business credit markets, loan servicing, securitization, residential real estate including home equity and price indices, and trends in employment and compensation.