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MBA Voices: Courageous Conversations with Women of Color Series Begins TODAY
The Mortgage Bankers Association introduces a new three-part virtual series, Voices: Courageous Conversations with Women of Color, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 12.
David Olson and Kimberly Browne of Chrysalis Holdings LLC on Mortgage Capital Markets
MBA NewsLink posed questions to David Olson, Chairman of Chrysalis Holdings LLC, Washington, D.C., and Kimberly Browne, the company’s President.
MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the labor market to close 2020. Friday’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that faster layoffs led to a loss of 140,000 jobs in December and kept the headline unemployment rate (U-3) at 6.7 percent.
MBA Advocacy Update: Jan. 11, 2021
On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency released the final 2021 Underserved Markets Plans for the GSEs under the Duty to Serve program. On Monday, MBA submitted comments in support of a proposed rule on supervisory guidance issued by a group of federal financial regulators.
Jim Cameron: Balance is Key for Managing Capacity and Cycle Times
When I look back on 2020, I think about what a peculiar year it’s been. And if anything, 2020 has demonstrated lenders have a lot of work to do.
Job Losses Mark December Employment Report
The U.S. economy shed 140,000 jobs in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate held steady at 6.7 percent.
MBA: December Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Rise
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties Increased for the second month in a row in December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest monthly MBA CREF Loan Performance Survey.
Mixed-Income Housing ‘Especially Impactful’ in Areas of Concentrated Poverty
Freddie Mac, McLean Va., said mixed-income housing can decentralize poverty, especially in areas of concentrated poverty.
Dealmaker: Berkadia Secures $107M for Florida, California Multifamily
Berkadia arranged $106.9 million in agency financing for apartment communities in Tampa, Fla. and Laguna Niguel, Calif.