The Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released a special report that examines why, since the 1990s, older workers’ labor force participation has increased while their migration has decreased, counter to conventional economic wisdom.
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MBA CONVERGENCE Partner Profile: Laird Nossuli, iEmergent
Laird Nossuli is CEO of iEmergent, Urbandale, Iowa, an analytics and advisory firm that helps lenders leverage data and diversity to develop sustainable lending strategies. Her educational background in community development and her passion for housing equity fuel her participation as a Steering Committee member in CONVERGENCE Columbus and led to iEmergent’s role as a national partner.
Dealmaker: Greystone Arranges $115M in Multifamily, Affordable Housing
Greystone, New York, arranged $115.2 million in construction financing for a multifamily development in New Jersey and affordable housing developments in Michigan.
Industry Briefs July 6, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a Policy Statement on Fair Lending. The Policy Statement communicates FHFA’s commitment to comprehensive fair lending oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks and provides a foundation for building out FHFA’s fair lending program.
People in the News July 6, 2021
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced Teressa Lurk, Vice President of Marketing and Design, was recognized by HousingWire as a recipient of the publication’s inaugural 2021 Marketing Leader award, which recognizes creative and influential marketing minds in the housing industry.
The Week Ahead—July 6, 2021
Because of the holiday weekend, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Survey, which usually comes out on Mondays, will be released this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Grant Carlson: The June 29 Supreme Court Ruling on CDC Residential Eviction Moratorium
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court in, a 5-4 ruling, declined to lift the national Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s residential eviction moratorium. The ruling responds to a request to lift the D.C. Federal District Court’s stay, which has effectively paused its order invalidating the CDC moratorium. Presumably, the CDC eviction moratorium will expire on July 31.
Mark P. Dangelo: aaS, the Building Blocks for an Uncertain Future, Part 3
Future market offerings and IT system delivery are being altered by the exponential expansion of granular, stackable aaS solutions. For industry leaders unaccustomed to using cross-industry building blocks and iterations of offerings, they will find declining profitability against rising industry disintermediation against their core products and services.
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“Artificial intelligence and related technologies, including machine learning have the potential to provide substantial benefits for participants in the mortgage lending industry and the consumers they serve. AI has particular potential in the area of credit underwriting where it can it be combined with alternative or non-traditional data to expand access to affordable (and sustainable) mortgage credit. Despite these benefits, broad adoption of AI has been slowed by uncertainty surrounding how AI fits within a regulatory framework that was largely created before its development.
–Pete Mills, MBA Senior Vice President of Residential Policy and Member Engagement.
Clint Salisbury: The RON Revelation–Why a Return to Normal Shouldn’t Mean a Return to the Status Quo
With recent events leading to a massive increase in the use of RON, borrowers have seen they can close on their mortgage from the convenience of their kitchen table, and they’re wondering why that can’t always be the case.