mPowering You: Leadership Lessons and Learning

NASHVILLE—For women who have forged their way to the top, the path has been marked by triumphs—and challenges. Executives here at mPowering You, MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, shared their experiences.

Today at MBA Annual22

NASHVILLE—The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo continues Tuesday with a full day of sessions and activities.

#MBAAnnual22: Broeksmit Encourages ‘Long View’

NASHVILLE—Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, urged more than 4,000 participants here Monday at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo to look past present market and economic conditions.

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“Many of us are trapped in digital cul-de-sacs. The challenge is, can we get past that and address challenges? I think we will; our country is set up that way. We are built on an ideal of natural law and natural rights. It’s all being tested right now, but I believe at the end of the day we will overcome that.”
–Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

#MBAAnnual22: From Matt Rocco, a Pledge of Servant Leadership

NASHVILLE—Servant leadership is a non-traditional leadership philosophy, embedded in a set of behaviors and practices that place the primary emphasis on the well-being of those being served. It’s a concept that 2023 MBA Chairman Matt Rocco promises to fulfill.

#MBAAnnual22: Kristy Fercho Reflects on Ambitious Year

NASHVILLE—In her year as 2022 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair, Kristy Fercho oversaw an ambitious agenda aimed at promoting minority homeownership, affordable rental housing and diversity in the real estate finance industry. As she relinquishes that title, she said she was grateful that work will continue.