Judith Ricks Joins MBA as Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Judith Ricks has joined the association as Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research. In this role, Ricks will develop and oversee MBA’s extensive research and analysis that covers commercial real estate finance (CREF) markets.

Broeksmit: A New Era of Opportunity 

SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

Green Lending Compliance: Balancing Costs and Opportunities

SAN DIEGO–As sustainability takes center stage in the financial industry, green lending has become a niche area with unique opportunities and challenges, panelists noted here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.  

Speaker Highlight: Tennis Legend Andre Agassi at MBA CREF25

Tennis champion, philanthropist, education advocate and author Andre Agassi will join CREF attendees on Monday, Feb. 10, during the opening general session at MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo 2025.

mPower Lunch Speaker Highlight: Janine Driver at MBA CREF25

Janine Driver, New York Times Best-Selling Author and body language expert, will join attendees on Tuesday, Feb. 11, during the mPower Lunch at MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo 2025 (MBA CREF25).