MBA News Dec. 21, 2022
Today in MBA News: MBA State & Local Workshop; MBA School of Mortgage Banking III; MBA Education Webinar, Ten Things Your Company Must Do in 2023; MBA DEI Playbook Member Resource. To read more, click on today’s MBA News headline.
MBA State & Local Workshop in D.C. Apr. 17-18
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual State & Local Workshop takes place Apr. 17-18 at the JW Marriott Washington, D.C., just ahead of the annual MBA National Advocacy Conference.
Washington, D.C. is the place to be for MBA’s State & Local Workshop, designed for leaders and key stakeholders of state and local associations. Join us for the opportunity to share ideas and get actionable advice to support your members as they navigate the challenges on the horizon. Check off these boxes to make the most of your Workshop experience:
Network with Fellow Leaders
Work together and network with leaders from other state and local associations. Now more than ever, our industry needs strong and united leadership to champion today’s challenges.
Collaborate and Listen
Leverage MBA’s priorities and agenda for 2023. Make a lasting impact when you align your plans for advocacy, communications, and business development.
Advocate for Your Industry
Take advantage of a $100 discount when you stay in Washington, DC for MBA’s National Advocacy Conference, co-located and immediately following MBA’s State & Local Workshop.
For more information and to register, click here.
MBA Education School of Mortgage Banking III in Miami Mar. 21-24
MBA Education presents its School of Mortgage Banking III in Miami Mar. 21-24.
School of Mortgage Banking III emphasizes long-term strategic planning in a mortgage-banking environment through an interactive, discussion-based, four-day session that includes an advanced computerized model-Advanced Interactive Mortgage Management (AIMM). Working in teams, students will develop a 5‐year strategic plan to bring a struggling mortgage company back to profitability while also positioning it for a strong future. Incorporating its vision for where the company can go economically, geographically, and technologically, each team will manage the company through eight quarters of varying economic conditions. The team’s strategic plan and the results of the computer simulation will be presented to the Board of Directors on the last day of the course.
SOMB III concludes with a graduation ceremony on Friday awarding successful and qualified participants their AMP designation. (Successful completion of SOMB I, II, and III results in your AMP designation).
For more information and to register, click here.
MBA Education Webinar Jan. 18: Ten Things Your Company Must Do in 2023
MBA Education presents a timely Webinar, Ten Things Your Company Must Do in 2023, on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
This webinar is part of MBA Education’s Garrett, McAuley & Co. Mortgage Banking Management Webinar Series.
For just about everyone, 2022 was a horrible year. Volume was down, margins were down, earnings were almost non-existent, and the staff layoffs never seemed to accomplish all they were meant to accomplish. It’s hard to know what 2023 will bring, but nightmares eventually end, and now is the right time, early in the year, to take steps to improve your business for 2023 while you can make a real difference. This popular webinar will provide participants with a new Top Ten list of strategic initiatives that all mortgage bankers should be implementing in 2023. These very specific and actionable suggestions will help you and your team focus on what will increase revenues, control costs, and better manage risk, not only in 2023 but also every year thereafter. And they’re all things you can start to work on right away.
For more information and to register, click here.
MBA Releases DEI Playbook Member Resource
MBA and its member companies continue to make significant strides in furthering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the real estate finance industry. It is our collective mission to ensure that our industry’s workforce reflects the communities we serve.
MBA developed and released the DEI Playbook, a complimentary, member-only resource designed to establish or enhance an organization’s DEI framework and programming.
The DEI Playbook is designed to help its members identify a clear DEI strategy tailored to fit their company’s unique needs. It includes tips, best practices, guidelines and checkpoints aimed at strengthening business models and dismantling unintended systems of oppression or inequity.
Several topics in the DEI Playbook that are identified as crucial to developing and maintaining a successful DEI framework include:
- Evaluating your current DEI competency and position in your journey;
- Assessing if your current systems are improving or impeding your organization’s progress;
- Developing and executing your strategy as a mechanism through which systematic issues and your workplace’s status quo are challenged and changed;
- Creating a scaled and purposeful strategy upheld by strategic pillars and customized DEI efforts;
- Establishing a marketplace presence that aligns with belonging and inclusion; and
- Creating a culture of inclusion, innovation, and productivity.
Not only is DEI a business imperative, it is also the right thing to do. For more insights on the MBA DEI Playbook, watch this video.
