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MBA Education Presents Freedom Mortgage with the 2025 Residential Educator of the Year Award
LAS VEGAS–MBA Education, the education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, awarded Freedom Mortgage with its Residential Educator of the Year Award here at MBA’s 2025 Annual Convention & Expo.
MBA Recognizes 40 New Certified Mortgage Banker Graduates
LAS VEGAS–MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recognized 40 individuals who earned the Certified Mortgage Banker designation at a ceremony at MBA’s 2025 Annual Convention & Expo. Earning one’s CMB is the highest professional honor within the real estate finance industry.
MBA Annual25: Tuesday’s General Sessions
Here’s a handy guide to Tuesday’s general sessions at MBA Annual25 in Las Vegas.
Industry Briefs, Oct. 20, 2025
Industry news from Floify, Dark Matter Technologies, Xactus, Docutech, Friday Harbor, LoanCare, DocMagic, ALCOVA Mortgage and Down Payment Resource.
MBA Forecast: Total Single-Family Mortgage Originations to Increase 8% to $2.2 Trillion in 2026
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced at its 2025 Annual Convention and Expo that total single-family mortgage origination volume is expected to increase to $2.2 trillion in 2026 from $2.0 trillion expected in 2025.
MBA Elects 2026 Board of Directors; Announces Governors and Committee Chairs for 2026
The Mortgage Bankers Association swore in its Board of Directors for the 2025 membership year at its 2025 Annual Convention and Expo. The Board of Directors will be chaired by Christine Chandler, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer with M&T Realty Capital Corporation (RCC). MBA also announced the members of its Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG), and the respective chairs for each committee in 2026.
Bob Broeksmit Presented with the CMB Society’s Rosser Lifetime Achievement Award
LAS VEGAS–The Certified Mortgage Banker Society presented MBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, with its E. Michael Rosser, CMB, MBA Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
Premier Member Q&A: SitusAMC’s Michael Franco Discusses His Outlook
SitusAMC CEO Michael Franco recently discussed his outlook for the rest of the year and 2026, including major shifts and opportunities he sees in the market, and ways lenders are evolving in this dynamic environment.
Christine Chandler Sworn in as 2026 MBA Chair; Owen Lee Named Chair-Elect; John Hedlund Named Vice Chair
Christine Chandler, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer with M&T Realty Capital Corporation, was sworn in as 2026 Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association during the association’s 2025 Annual Convention & Expo.