Dawn Hooper has been in the mortgage industry since 1998. She has held various positions in all channels of the mortgage process. She was instrumental in the induction of licensing in her home state of North Carolina and at a national level, working closely with lawmakers and the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System. Dawn was previously honored as the Virginia Mortgage Lenders Association Associate of the Year.
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Alesha Briley, CMCP, and Leanne Minghini of Ncontracts: What Story is Your HMDA Data Telling?
Telling your mortgage company’s Home Mortgage Disclosure Act story is essential for fair lending compliance. It begins with data collection and ends with data analysis. An effective HMDA data process involves eight steps.
MBA Premier Member Profile: Asurity
Asurity, founded in 2015, combines RegTech SaaS with industry expertise to help automate compliance and product innovation in mortgage
MBA Announces Members of 2023 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced the members of its 2023 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council.
MISMO Seeks Second Round of Public Comment for the Version 3.6 Reference Model
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks a second round of public comment on Version 3.6 of the MISMO Reference Model. The 30-day public comment period runs through April 13.
MBA Weekly Survey Mar. 15, 2023: Rates Drop; Applications Up Second Straight Week
Mortgage applications rose for the second consecutive week as a drop in mortgage interest rates spurred an uptick in activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 10.
Freddie Mac Multifamily Investment Index Drops
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index fell by 7.6% in the fourth quarter, and by 25.8% year over year.
Inflation Rate Continues to Slow…Slowly
The federal government’s key measure of inflation—the monthly Consumer Price Index—continued to slow in February, albeit not by much.
U.S. Loses 58 ‘Million-Dollar Cities’ Since July
Zillow, Seattle, said 464 cities in the U.S. have typical home values of $1 million or more. That’s way down from last July, when 522 cities hit the mark.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $20M in Fannie Mae DUS Financing
Greystone, New York, provided a $20.3 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing Green Rewards loan to refinance an 87-unit multifamily property in North Ogden, Utah.