Christa Thomas is Assistant Director of Lending Operations with the Indiana Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Indianapolis and a participant in the MBA Path to Diversity Program.

Joining a new company can be stressful and exciting all at the same time. After a mortgage loan originator gets their new equipment and completes training, the excitement might wear off, but the need for explanations, connections and support remains. hat’s why we need branch advocates who step in and support branches after onboarding concludes.

Homespire Mortgage, Gaithersburg, Md., announced Shondra B. Jenkins joined its team as Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement, to further develop and enhance its corporate social responsibility programs and outreach.

MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, seeks industry participants to join its initiative of applying digital mortgage standards, guidelines and best practices to the loan modification process.

Congress was expected to reconvene today. The Senate is here; the House is not. House Democrats decided last week that the proximity of 435 Members—some wearing face masks, some defiantly not—was not prudent, particularly in a city that saw its highest death tolls yet from the coronavirus over the past several days.

The Mortgage Bankers Association launched a digital advertising campaign designed to help consumers facing financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and show how the mortgage industry is helping consumers through the coronavirus pandemic.