AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Certified Mortgage Bankers Society presented Frank Donnelly, CFP, CMB, Mortgage Branch Manager with BB&T Home Mortgage, with its E. Michael Rosser, CMB, MBA Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Honors Kurt Pfotenhauer with Woodward Distinguished Service Award
AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association honored Kurt Pfotenhauer, Vice Chairman of First American Title Insurance Co., with its Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented in recognition …
MBA Recognizes 44 New Certified Mortgage Banker Graduates
AUSTIN, TEXAS–MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recognized 44 individuals who earned the Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB®) designation at a ceremony held here at the MBA 2019 Annual Convention & Expo.
MBA Honors 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Residential Leadership Award Winners
AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association recognized five member companies for its 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Residential Leadership Awards.
Residential Briefs
Home price appreciation has accelerated across the United States, according to a new historical home price index announced by Radian Group Inc., Philadelphia. The newly released September 2019 Radian HPI data shows a 7.9 percent year-over-year increase in median values, after a 5.8 percent annualized growth rate in the second quarter.
Mortgage Vendor News & Views
In this ongoing article series, we report on mortgage and credit union vendor marketplace events and trends, and we then share our viewpoints. The primary theme today is the growth of a few vendors, especially in innovation and technology. We also address the age-old question of “Is bigger better?”
HUD, Justice Department Reach Agreement on False Claims Act Violations
AUSTIN, TEXAS–HUD and the Department of Justice today signed a memorandum of understanding outlining “prudent” guidance for False Claims Act violations, a move that analysts said could help eliminate uncertainty in FHA lending and provide incentives for private market lending in government lending programs.
Broeksmit: For Mortgage Industry, a Year of Results, Challenges
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, delivered opening remarks to attendees here at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo that focused on a number of MBA accomplishments over the past year, as well as a list of challenges still facing the real estate finance industry.
Brian Stoffers, CMB, Takes Helm as MBA Chairman
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Like many people attending the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo here, Brian Stoffers, CMB, never intended to become a mortgage banker.
MBA Elects 2020 Board of Directors
AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association swore in its Board of Directors for the 2020 membership year here at the association’s 2019 Annual Convention & Expo.