The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum takes place Sept. 11-13 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville.
Group Newslink: MBA Servicing NewsLink Tuesday July 26 2022
Call for Entries: MBA DEI Leadership Awards–Deadline Aug. 5
The Mortgage Bankers Association is accepting entries for its annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Residential Leadership Awards; entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 5. Annually, MBA recognizes residential and commercial/multifamily members …
FHA, Private MI Notch Gains in Slumping Agency Market in 2Q22
Inside Mortgage Finance, July 21, 2022–John Bancroft (subscription)Production was down in the agency market almost everywhere you look, but the FHA program and private mortgage insurers managed to gain share …
Rocket Offers Borrowers Access to Rebranded Personal Finance App
National Mortgage News, July 21, 2022–Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)Rocket Companies has announced that it’s providing its 2.6 million mortgage servicing customers with free premium access to its recently acquired personal finance …
MBA Annual Convention & Expo in Nashville Oct. 23-26; Early Registration Ends Aug. 1
Meet industry innovators and experts at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo 2022, taking place Oct. 23-26 at Music City Center in Nashville. The largest annual gathering of …
mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance in Nashville Oct. 22
mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, takes place Saturday, Oct. 22 in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of the MBA Annual Convention & Expo. mPowering You, MBA’s Summit …
Challenges Ahead as Home Sales, Mortgages, Refinances Continue to Fall
Credit Union Times, July 20, 2022–Jim DuPlessisMortgage applications fell for the third week in row, reaching their lowest level since 2000, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, the National …
Frank Nothaft, Former Freddie Mac Chief Economist, Communicated Complex Ideas Simply
Wall Street Journal, July 20 2022–Orla McCaffrey (subscription)Dr. Frank Nothaft died on June 5 while running a 5K race in McLean, Va. The suspected cause was a heart arrhythmia. Nothaft …
Housing Affordability Set to Drop to 2007 Levels This Year
Bloomberg, July 20, 2022–Maria Paula Mijares TorresHousing affordability is set to worsen to levels last seen early in the financial crisis as rising mortgage rates compound high prices, according to …
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