BREAKING NEWS
mPowering You: MBA Leaders Take the Stage; MBA Opens Doors Foundation Announces 2021 Award Winners
SAN DIEGO--mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, put together a unique and powerful panel—the only four women in MBA’s 108-year history to serve as Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
SAN DIEGO—On the fifth anniversary of mPower’s first event here, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Operating Officer and mPower founder Marcia M. Davies reflected on a tumultuous—and rewarding—period for women in the real estate finance industry.
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SAN DIEGO—MBA Annual21, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, concludes Wednesday morning.
SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association announced recipients of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation annual awards, which recognize those who have made lasting contributions to advance the Foundation's mission of providing mortgage and rental assistance to families with critically ill or injured children.
SAN DIEGO—MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recognized 48 individuals who earned the Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB®) designation at a ceremony held during its 2021 Annual Convention & Expo.
Mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 16.2 percent from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday in its September Builder Applications Survey. From August, applications decreased by 4 percent.
SAN DIEGO—Few people have had more impact off the bat than HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Sandra Thompson.
SAN DIEGO—The Certified Mortgage Bankers (CMB) Society presented Terry Aikin, CMB®, AMP, Managing Director at Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., with its E. Michael Rosser, CMB, MBA Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans in forbearance decreased by 34 basis points to 2.28% as of October 10.
The mortgage industry has been moving towards automation, but still has a long and complex road ahead. Rajesh Bhat, Co-Founder and CEO of Roostify, offers his perspective on what steps lenders can take today to better prepare themselves for the journey, and the destination.
VantageScore Solutions LLC, Stamford, Conn., named Silvio Tavares President and CEO and said Barrett Burns, founding President and CEO of VantageScore, has transitioned to a newly created position of Vice Chairman.
The case for considering a mortgage loan applicant’s rent history is compelling. Limited credit history disqualifies many renters ― even those with great rent payment history — from homeownership, and multiple studies confirm that factoring in rent payment history typically increases credit scores.
The pandemic was a major lesson that taught businesses to stay prepared for the uncertain future. So, let’s get into the minds and hearts of the lenders and borrowers, and identify which factors could help sustain the lending business in the coming decade.
