BREAKING NEWS
MBA Swears In 2020 Officers
This past Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing, The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America, with testimony provided by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, HUD Secretary Ben Carson and FHFA Director Mark Calabria.
AUSTIN, TEXAS--Brian Stoffers, CMB, Global President of Debt & Structured Finance with CBRE, Houston was sworn in yesterday as 2020 Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association here during the association’s 2019 Annual Convention & Expo.
According to data from the MBA Builder Applications Survey, new home purchase activity fell in September but remained higher than a year ago, continuing a trend where purchase demand for new homes for sale this year have consistently outpaced year ago levels.
AUSTIN, TEXAS--The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo kicks off in earnest this morning here at the Austin Convention Center with a full slate of activities.
The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new white paper, The Basic Components of an Information Security Program, which provides an overview of current information security risks that affect the mortgage industry, as well as explanations of basic components of an information security program intended to help manage those risks.
American technologist, artist and set designer Bran Ferren has been quoted describing technology as “something that doesn’t work yet.” I think a lot of us in the mortgage industry can relate to his description. We use technology all the time, yet technology often fails to solve our most critical problems.
No one is disputing the operational benefits or the cost savings lenders can achieve with digital closings. What seems to be still up for debate is how feasible it is for lenders to go digital today, with discussion focused on the “all or nothing” proposition.
CBRE, Los Angeles, said the tech sector is claiming a growing share of major U.S. office-leasing activity as indicators point to continued momentum for the sector over the next two years.
Kilroy Realty Corp., Los Angeles, acquired a Los Angeles office campus and a land site in downtown San Diego for $226 million.
Nima Ghamsari is CEO and co-founder of Blend, a Silicon Valley technology company empowering lenders to originate efficient, data-driven mortgages while improving the borrower experience.
MISMO announced release of a draft update to its SMART Doc® Implementation Guide for member comment.
OnCourse Learning, Brookfield, Wis., and Dale Vermillion’s Mortgage Champions announced a partnership to combine their licensing, compliance continuing education and sales training offerings into a service designed to help lenders develop and retain top talent in today’s competitive mortgage marketplace.
Promontory MortgagePath, Denver, named Louann Bernstone and Debora Aydelotte managing directors with responsibility for Vendor Management and Client Strategy, respectively.
