The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual CREF Market Intelligence Symposium takes place June 15-16.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: M&T Realty Capital Corp. Arranges $34M
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, arranged $34 million in financing for multifamily and industrial assets in New Jersey and New York.
MBA Vice Chair Mark Jones Testifies on Capitol Hill
Mortgage Bankers Association Vice Chair Mark A. Jones testified Wednesday on behalf of MBA before the House VA Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
MBASecondary22: A Volatile Economic Outlook
NEW YORK—The mortgage industry is coming off two of its best years in history, despite a temporary but economically devastating pandemic. Now, economists said here at the MBA National Secondary and Capital Markets Conference & Expo, the industry is entering a more challenging environment.
Highlights of MBA’s Revised May Forecasts
The Mortgage Bankers Association this week released its revised monthly Economic Forecast and monthly Mortgage Finance Forecast. Here are highlights and commentary from MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan:
MBA Weekly Applications Survey May 18, 2022: Higher Rates Discourage Borrowers
Mortgage applications fell for the first time in three weeks as interest rates hovered near 13-year highs, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 13.
#MBASecondary22: Ginnie’s McCargo, FHFA’s Thompson Look Ahead
NEW YORK—As with the mortgage industry, government agencies also had to transition quickly during the coronavirus pandemic.
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MBA Vice Chair Mark Jones Testifies on Capitol Hill
Mortgage Bankers Association Vice Chair Mark A. Jones testified Wednesday on behalf of MBA before the House VA Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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“The VA’s home loan program plays a critical role increasing the availability–and affordability–of mortgage credit for service members, veterans, and their surviving spouses.”
–Mortgage Bankers Association Vice Chair Mark A. Jones, testifying in support of H.R. 7735, the Improving the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022.