Lisa J. Haynes, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Diversity and Inclusion Officer with the Mortgage Bankers Association, was presented with the Association CFO of the Year Award by Association TRENDS. Haynes received the award at the Nonprofit CFO of the Year Awards reception in Washington.
Category: News and Trends
Redfin: Bidding Wars Edge Up in September, Bucking Seasonal Trend
Redfin, Seattle, said just 11 percent of offers written by its agents on behalf of their home buying customers faced a bidding war in September, down from 41 percent a year earlier, but up slightly from the eight-year low of 10 percent in August.
MBA Advocacy Update
This past Monday, President Trump announced that he intends to nominate Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Brian Montgomery to be the next Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Also, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on regulatory guidance issued by federal agencies. And the Treasury Department issued proposed rules to help ease the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to other reference rates.