Jim Cameron is a senior partner with STRATMOR Group, a mortgage advisory firm, where he specializes in benchmarking and performance measurement, strategic planning and managing STRATMOR’s workshop program. He has 30 years of leadership experience in the mortgage industry and was instrumental in working with the MBA to develop the industry-standard benchmarking program known as the MBA and STRATMOR Peer Group Roundtables (“PGR”) Program.
Category: News and Trends
People in the News Apr. 9, 2021
Greystone, New York, announced Imran Ahmed joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director, responsible for expanding Greystone’s corporate finance activities, including development of global corporate and investment banking and institutional capital relationships.
March Mortgage Credit Availability Up 0.6%
Mortgage credit availability increased in March, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
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“Home prices just keep going up. That’s a good thing for Americans who already own one home because they can take advantage of their increased equity to buy other assets, which in some cases includes another home. But it’s bad for lower- and middle-class families, particularly those who are renters, because the barrier to homeownership is getting higher and higher.”
–Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather.
Industry Briefs Apr. 9, 2021
Top of Mind Networks, Atlanta, launched a bidirectional data connection between Surefire, its platform for automated mortgage marketing, and Salesforce, an enterprise CRM. The connection gives mortgage lenders choice and control over the way information is shared between their enterprise CRM and mortgage marketing technologies.
Mark P. Dangelo: Innovation Disruption Does NOT = BAU
As U.S. housing and real estate markets exceed $36 trillion and operating plans continue to reflect growth, the crumbling of the business-as-usual foundations because of big data and innovation acceleration will lead many banking and lending organizations to make the wrong decisions in 2021 by ignoring their customer value across the supply chain.
Seth Appleton: 4 Key Business Challenges MISMO is Addressing
MISMO’s mission is to develop industry standards to solve real estate finance’s thorniest and most pressing business challenges. To make this happen, we drive collaboration across the mortgage industry and draw participation from all facets of the ecosystem.
Jennifer Henry: How Cloud-Based Solutions are Powering the Digital Mortgage Transformation
Cloud computing allows the mortgage ecosystem to no longer be as segmented but rather, exist in a more holistic environment of insights and solutions that deliver a seamless digital experience. Mortgage professionals are already leveraging cloud technology to make smarter, more informed decisions.
MBA Seeks Nominations to Serve on COMBOG
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG) Nominating Committee seeks members’ recommendations for individuals to serve on the Board beginning this October in the Investor, Lender, Mortgage Banker and Servicer categories.
‘Adapt and Pivot:’ MBA’s Marcia Davies and Elaine Howard on the MBA 2021 Spring Conference
When the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic began hitting in March 2020, the Mortgage Bankers Association quickly realized that life as usual—and business as usual—could take a long time to return to “normal.”