Mortgage bankers and consumer lenders of every stripe have their plates full right now, so some may have missed a significant development or not had the bandwidth to consider its implications. One of America’s primary investors in loans to consumers has lost confidence in automated systems used for verifying loan applicants’ current employment status, accelerating an already-in-motion shift in how borrowers’ ability to repay needs to be assessed.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Nicole Upshur
(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Secures $54M for Multifamily
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., secured $54.3 million for multifamily assets in Washington, D.C. and Gainesville, Ga.
MBA Advocacy Update: June 1, 2020
MBA remains engaged with key regulators, lawmakers, and stakeholders on top issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to member inquiries regarding the GSEs’ payment deferral options for borrowers in COVID-19 forbearance plans, MBA, along with counterparts from other national trade associations, developed FAQs following discussions with FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac representatives.
Coronavirus Causes Biggest Multifamily Rent Growth Slowdown in Years
Apartment rent prices slowed more in April than in several years when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the April Zillow Real Estate Market Report said.
The Week Ahead: June 1-5
This week, MBA kicks off its third virtual conference: MBA LIVE: Technology Solutions, beginning today, June 1, at 11:00 a.m. ET and continuing on Tuesday, June 2.
Brent Chandler: Timely Employment Verification Pivotal to Mortgage and Other Consumer Lending Risk Management
Mortgage bankers and consumer lenders of every stripe have their plates full right now, so some may have missed a significant development or not had the bandwidth to consider its implications. One of America’s primary investors in loans to consumers has lost confidence in automated systems used for verifying loan applicants’ current employment status, accelerating an already-in-motion shift in how borrowers’ ability to repay needs to be assessed.
MBA Chart of the Week: Proportion of Work Being Performed Remotely
MBA’s Chart of the Week three weeks ago (May 8) focused on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ bleak April report on employment conditions. We examined which industries and sectors have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, we continue our examination of the labor market using new survey data released by the Federal Reserve Board, and examine, by education level, how many people were able to work from home as the crisis deepened in early April.
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Distressed Debt Monitor: Q&A With SitusAMC’s Tim Mazzetti, CMB
MBA NewsLink interviewed Tim Mazzetti, CMB, who leads SitusAMC’s Servicing & Asset Management division.