During an age of mass economic disruption and customer reorientation, innovative leaders will wrestle not only with the challenges of reskilling existing workforces, but also must filter every initiative through politics, social chaos and industry axioms if they are to add clarity to the Innovation Predicament.
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January Mortgage Credit Availability Takes Slight Dip
Mortgage credit availability fell slightly in January, the second straight monthly decrease after four months of increases, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported yesterday.
CREF 2020: ‘Negotiating Your Life’ with Meg Myers Morgan
If you are attending MBA’s CREF 2020 convention Feb. 9-12, don’t miss the Tuesday, Feb. 11 mPower lunch featuring author, executive and leadership coach Meg Myers Morgan and MBA Chief Operating Officer and mPower founder Marcia Davies.
MBA Updates Documents on IMB Advocacy
The Mortgage Bankers Association issued updated versions of two documents that illustrate the association’s ongoing efforts to highlight the vital role of independent mortgage banks in the mortgage industry.
Industry Briefs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency selected Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc. as a financial advisor to assist in development and implementation of a roadmap to “responsibly end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Mark P. Dangelo: The Challenges of Reskilling Workforces, Part 2
During an age of mass economic disruption and customer reorientation, innovative leaders will wrestle not only with the challenges of reskilling existing workforces, but also must filter every initiative through politics, social chaos and industry axioms if they are to add clarity to the Innovation Predicament.
January Mortgage Credit Availability Takes Slight Dip
Mortgage credit availability fell slightly in January, the second straight monthly decrease after four months of increases, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported yesterday.
Mortgage Applications Hit 6-Year High in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage application activity continued its strong start to 2020, driven by refinances to its highest level in six years as key interest rates plunged, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 31.
Nicole Valentin-Smith of Fiserv on the Path to the Digital Mortgage
Nicole Valentin-Smith is Director of Client Management, Digital Lending and Origination with Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), Brookfield, Wis., a global provider of financial services technology platforms.
#MBAIMB20: ‘Speeches about Breaches’–Security Risks in the IMB Backyard
NEW ORLEANS—Data breaches aren’t going away. For independent mortgage banks and other financial institutions, the likelihood of being hacked is more likely “when,” not “if.”