The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that Marcia M. Davies, MBA’s Chief Operating Officer and founder of mPower, MBA’s networking platform for women in the real estate finance industry, will retire on Dec. 31, 2025. The association also announced a number of promotions.
Category: News and Trends
Federal Government Shuts Down; Read MBA’s Shutdown Member Guide
As of yesterday morning, the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to come to an agreement on Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding. Read MBA’s member guide that outlines the potential impacts to single-family and multifamily government lending programs.
CoStar: Commercial Asset Price Trends Vary by Value
CoStar, Arlington, Va., said commercial asset price trends varied by property value in August.
CREW Network: Gender Pay Gap Dips; Gender Discrimination Rises
Collective efforts to achieve gender parity in the commercial real estate industry are far from complete, Commercial Real Estate Women Network reported this week.
CMF Quote of the Week
“MBA stands ready to work with the administration and Congress on freeing Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship, but MBA will take a back seat to no one in insisting that it is done the right way and does not disrupt the critical role they play in the U.S. housing finance system.”
–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB
From Review to Origination: How to Utilize AI for Faster, More Accurate CRE Appraisal Intelligence (Sponsored by LightBox)
Learn how AI is being used to transform reporting, strengthen credit and risk workflows, and enable smarter, faster CRE lending decisions.
MISMO Publishes Artificial Intelligence Glossary
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced the release of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Glossary, a resource designed to establish a shared vocabulary for AI across mortgage finance.
Bankrate: One in Six Prospective Home Buyers Has Given Up
Bankrate, New York, reported one in six aspiring homeowners has given up on purchasing a home in the past five years because they could not find anything they liked or could afford.
Federal Law Enforcement on What the Industry Needs to Know About Fraud Trends
WASHINGTON–“The bad guys are always finding new ways to reinvent themselves,” said Stavros Nikolakakos, the deputy special agent in charge of the Washington field office, United States Secret Service.
MBA’s Bob Broeksmit Provides Updates on GSE Reform, Bevy of Regulatory Issues
WASHINGTON–Perhaps the biggest issue on the horizon for the U.S. mortgage market is the future of the GSEs, said Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, at the MBA Compliance and Risk Management Conference Sept. 29.