People in the News Oct. 26, 2020

STRATMOR Group, Greenwood Village, Colo., announced that company principal Seth Sprague, CMB, has been named chairperson of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB®) Society for the 2020-2021 year.

Christy Moss, CMB, and Ken Logan, CMB: Reps and Warrants Relief Key to IMB Liquidity Strategies

There is more to spinning today’s volume into gold than efficiently originating high quality loans. For independent mortgage banks, the name of the game is liquidity. Lenders with an eye and a taste for transformative growth are equally attentive to their liquidity strategies, including how their origination practices impact liquidity now and after the current cycle ends.

The Week Ahead

We are eight days away from what many analysts are calling the most important election in recent U.S. history. It’s been a long campaign (too long, some say) but so much is at stake: the presidency, all 435 House seats (plus territories) and 35 Senate seats are in play.

MISMO Issues Next-Gen Logical Data Model

MISMO®, the mortgage industry standards organization, announced availability of its new MISMO logical data model as the next generation of the MISMO data exchange.

Mark P. Dangelo: Beyond Digital Transformation, Part 3—Preparing for the M&As of 2021

Banking and lending organizations with superior digital assets will create disruptive customer experiences and insights. They will be the sharks seeking the distressed institutions as 2021 arrives. Digital leverage has become a currency for innovative firms seeking larger markets, margins, and non-organic growth multipliers made singularly possible by their post-deal integrations skills and capabilities.

MBA Recognizes Premier Members

MBA is proud to recognize its Premier Associate Members and thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

MBA Recognizes Select Members

MBA recognizes its Select Associate Members and thanks them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

Industry Briefs Oct. 24, 2020

Black Knight Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., launched a Customer Service platform that provides an enhanced customer service experience for both customer service representatives and consumers.