Annette Anderson, President of Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation, was named to the AZ Big 100, honoring Arizona’s top business leaders. With over 30 years in the industry, she’s recognized for transforming AEF through people-first leadership and a values-driven approach to sustainable growth.
KNOW Magazine recently recognized our CEO Monica May-Dunn as one of seven standout women reshaping the future of finance. In the feature, Monica shares her leadership journey, the value of trust and precision in complex transactions, and how she’s helping redefine success in a male-dominated industry. With nearly 50 years of AEF’s service behind her, she continues to lead with clarity, community, and confidence.
As Arizona Escrow & Financial approaches its 50th year, CEO Monica May-Dunn shares the view from the closing table. Shifting timelines, stricter lender scrutiny, and complex contingencies are reshaping how deals get done. Her latest feature in In Business Magazine offers insights, practical guidance, and a look at what’s ahead for commercial transactions in Arizona.
Our CEO, Monica May-Dunn, is featured in HER: The Title Collective, a magazine spotlighting powerhouse Women of Title who are shaping the future of our industry. From assistant to owner, Monica’s journey is rooted in grit, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Her leadership continues to inspire not only our team but the title and escrow community at large. This feature is a tribute to her courage, clarity, and the impact she’s made and continues to make across nearly four decades.
Our CEO Monica‑May Dunn recently joined Juliet Peters on the Her Table, Her Rules podcast to share her journey from CFO to full business owner at Arizona Escrow & Financial. She opens up about leadership, buying the company she helped build, the mindset shift from employee to CEO, and how she's shaping the future of business escrow with vision, care, and cutting-edge tech.
What really happens behind the scenes of a business sale? In her feature on Mergers She Wrote, our CEO Monica May-Dunn joins Paloma Goggins to break down the power of escrow in M&A: from earnest money and payoff tracking to servicing and smoothing out surprises. She also opens up about her own journey to buying Arizona Escrow & Financial, offering real insight into leadership, legacy, and trusting the process when things get hard.
On October 22, 2025, professionals across Phoenix sharpened their writing skills in an exclusive workshop with journalist Peter Madrid. Sharpen Your Writing; Strengthen Your Impact delivered real-world techniques to cut through noise and communicate with purpose. Hosted at Arizona Escrow & Financial’s Phoenix headquarters, the event reflects the company’s nearly 50-year dedication to empowering business through clarity and connection.
Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation is now offering Account Services in house to ensure security, transparency, and efficiency for clients across the commercial finance sector. Led by Account servicing manager Sarah Schorey, CEO, Monica May-Dunn stated, “My priority has always been to ensure our clients have access to the services that truly make a difference in their business operations. Relaunching this service was important because it fills a gap that many of our clients have expressed over the years."
This year marks another milestone of growth and innovation as the company welcomes four new employees, enhancing its commitment to delivering exceptional escrow services statewide and beyond.
My journey with AEF began in 1990 when, at the age of 22, I joined as an assistant to the Controller. By 1992, I had stepped into the role of Controller, and in 2000, I was appointed Vice President and CFO, cementing my pivotal position within the organization. In 2010, I became a minority owner of AEF, a testament to my unwavering commitment to the company’s growth and success.
