Marketing is a critical aspect of any successful business, and it’s essential to understand the steps involved in attracting and retaining customers. In times when mortgage volume is down, marketing departments need to execute a strategy that not only attracts new customers but one that can retain those customers as well.
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Ben Teerlink of MMI: Why Outsourcing Business Intelligence is the Smart Choice
With the right partner, outsourcing can beef up expertise in a particular area without bringing on the expense of a full-time employee – a role reversal of sorts from the traditional labor shortage/cost containment use case.
MBA Advocacy Update May 1, 2023
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, and staff continue to urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency to remove the unworkable debt-to-income price adjustment that was part of recent changes to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s loan-level price adjustments announced in January.
Quote: May 2, 2023
“This is directionally positive and important to finally have a formal rule out for comment.”
–Pete Mills, MBA Senior Vice President of Residential Policy and Member Services, on a proposed CFPB rule that would create additional consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.
MBA Advocacy Update May 1, 2023
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, and staff continue to urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency to remove the unworkable debt-to-income price adjustment that was part of recent changes to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s loan-level price adjustments announced in January.
Sponsored Content from Wolters Kluwer: Rethinking Digital Lending in A Down Market; Focus on What You Need and Then Start Where You Can
This article will discuss the benefits re-engaging digital initiatives on a more modest scale in the current environment in order to be ready for when the market normalizes.
Ben Teerlink of MMI: Why Outsourcing Business Intelligence is the Smart Choice
With the right partner, outsourcing can beef up expertise in a particular area without bringing on the expense of a full-time employee – a role reversal of sorts from the traditional labor shortage/cost containment use case.
Dealmaker: Northmarq Arranges $51 Million for San Diego Industrial Park
Northmarq recently closed $51.25 million in acquisition financing for Rose Canyon Business Park, a large multi-tenant industrial park in San Diego.
Banking, Financial Services Set to Become Largest Investors in AI
The real estate finance industry has long suffered a reputation for lagging other sectors in technology adoption. That perception could soon change, said JLL, Chicago.
People in the News May 1, 2023: Vanguard University Names School of Business after New American Funding’s Patty Arvielo
Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, Calif., an Hispanic-Serving Institution announced naming of the Patty Arvielo School of Business and Management; it is the first business school in the U.S. to be named after a Latina.