MBA NewsLink interviewed Clarifire CEO and Founder Jane Mason about mortgage servicing challenges in the current landscape.
Category: News and Trends
FormFree’s Martin Prescher on Balancing Fairness, Innovation With AI in Mortgage Lending
While many industries have been quick to integrate AI into products and operations, the mortgage industry has approached it with caution. And that’s a good thing.
MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Decreased in December
Mortgage credit availability decreased in December according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
A.I. in Commercial/Multifamily Finance: an MBA NewsLink Q&A with Greystone’s Niraj Patel
Given the impacts of artificial intelligence likely to be felt across real estate finance, MBA Newslink interviewed Greystone’s Chief Information Officer Niraj Patel to get his insights on where we are and what we can expect going forward.
Quote: Jan. 10, 2024
“Credit availability declined in December to the lowest level since 2012, as ongoing industry consolidation is resulting in more loan programs being removed from the marketplace.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist.
Dealmaker: Mesa West Capital Provides $54M Construction Loan in South Brunswick, N.J.
Mesa West Capital, New York, provided Bridge Industrial a $53.5 million construction loan for Bridge Point 999, a new 292,000-square-foot industrial building in South Brunswick, N.J.
MISMO Introduces New Certification Opportunities at 2024 Winter Summit
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, introduced new certification opportunities at its 2024 Winter Summit.
MBA CREF Outlook Survey: Markets Expected to Become Less Unsettled as 2024 Progresses
Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators continue to experience an unsettled market for borrowing and lending but anticipate those conditions will stabilize over the course of 2024.
Designed by IMBs for IMBs: MBA Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference Starts Jan. 22
Join MBA in New Orleans for a conference held by independent mortgage bankers for independent mortgage bankers, where IMBs give direct input on all conference content.
MBA Advocacy Update: MBA Suggests Improvements to FHA’s 203(k) Renovation Programs; VA Circular on Assumptions Noncompliance and More
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.