Laura Escobar, Christine Chandler, Owen Lee Sworn In
DENVER--Laura Escobar, President of Lennar Mortgage, was sworn in Sunday as Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association during MBA’s Annual Convention & Expo. M&T Realty Capital Corporation's Christine Chandler and Success Mortgage Partners' Owen Lee were sworn in as Chair-Elect and Vice Chair, respectively.
MBA’s Bob Broeksmit: MBA Ready to Act, No Matter Election Outcome
DENVER--Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, said no matter how the election shakes out next week, MBA is ready to take action for its members.
Adrianne Todman: Supply, Disaster Recovery, Affordability Top of Mind
DENVER--Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spoke Oct. 28 at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, highlighting affordability, supply and responding to the recent spate of natural disasters.
New MBA Chair Laura Escobar to Focus on Supply, Affordability, Education
DENVER--Laura Escobar, the new Mortgage Bankers Association Chair for 2025, took to the stage at MBA’s Annual Convention & Expo Oct. 28, letting the crowd know that she is “here for the people.”
McKinsey’s Laura Webanck: Women Make Gains in the Workplace, but Progress ‘Fragile’
DENVER--Laura Webanck, Partner at McKinsey & Co., took to the stage at the mPowering You Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance Oct. 26, to discuss data from the firm’s “Women in the Workplace 2024” report. While women have continued to make gains, they are “fragile” and “not guaranteed in perpetuity,” Webanck said.
MBA’s Future Leaders Program Graduates 39 Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Professionals
DENVER--The Mortgage Bankers Association recognized 39 commercial/multifamily mortgage professionals in a graduation ceremony for MBA’s Future Leaders Program held at MBA’s 2024 Annual Convention & Expo.
