Mortgage credit availability increased in February to its highest level in nine months, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
Category: News and Trends
mPact Spring Fundraiser March 16: Golf Like a Pro
Join mPact in New York City March 16 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET for a fun-filled evening at Five Iron Golf for mPact’s Spring Fundraiser benefitting the MBA Opens Doors Foundation.
Stanley Middleman of Freedom Mortgage: Creating Customers for Life is Not That Hard
When you achieve great success as a lender, everyone wants to know your secret—but there really isn’t one. There are many ways to run an enterprise, but at the end of the day, every business must be about the customer. The ultimate goal, however, is building customers for life.
Scott Roller: Mortgage Vendor News & Views, March 2022
In this ongoing article series, we report on mortgage and credit union vendor marketplace vendors, events and trends and share our viewpoints. Today’s article focuses on two vendors that have spent ample time meticulously building platforms and offerings for the servicing and secondary market conditions we are swiftly migrating toward.
Tony Thompson, CMB, of NAMMBA: Creating Professionals Out of College Students
It’s no secret that our industry has an age problem. More and more of our leadership is aging out and retiring…while more and more students graduate from college with debt, a degree and no real plan forward after the cap and gown ceremony. This is a great opportunity to grab the attention of young, ambitious talent that needs guidance in not only financial education but also career development – specifically in the real estate and finance market.
Looking At Affordable Housing With Berkadia’s David Leopold
David Leopold, Senior Vice President and Head of Affordable Housing at Berkadia, manages all facets of Berkadia Affordable Housing, an integrated business that includes mortgage banking, investment and sales advisory services and tax credit syndication. He joined Berkadia in 2019 to lead integration of Berkadia’s Affordable Housing platform.
(Mortgage M&A Trends) Bill Neville of LoanLogics: Why Our Acquisition Worked—and What Lies Ahead for M&A
It’s no big secret that there has been an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions in the mortgage technology space over the past couple of years, and it should be no surprise why. The mortgage process remains costly, slow, deeply rooted in manual processes and much of it still involves paper documents instead of digital data.
Mark Walser of Incenter Appraisal Management on Desktop Appraisal Developments
Mark Walser is President of Incenter Appraisal Management, Charlotte, N.C., a national AMC and creator of the RemoteVal remote/desktop appraisal technology platform.
Institutional Investors Expect Continued Momentum
Institutional investors expect last year’s commercial real estate momentum to carry over into this year and next, the Pension Real Estate Association reported.
February Mortgage Credit Availability Rises to 9-Month High
Mortgage credit availability increased in February to its highest level in nine months, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.