CLEARWATER, FLA.--During a reception at its Winter Summit this week, MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, presented awards to key volunteers for their noteworthy standards-related industry contributions.

New American Funding, Tustin, Calif., promoted Christine Obermayer to Vice President of Retention, leading the company’s new Retention Department and focus on helping the company's current customers navigate their refinance options.

Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC, Cleveland, closed three loans totaling $24.3 million for capital improvements at three Maryland affordable multifamily housing properties.

Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties declined during the last three months of 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest CREF Loan Performance Survey reported.

The nomination period for the MBA NewsLink 2022 Tech All-Star Awards is underway with a new, simplified entry form. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 21.

You may have picked up on the change in the makeup of tomorrow’s borrower. The growth in home lending market demand is projected to come from traditionally underserved communities and households led by women over the next 20 years. That is not something that most of the lending world is prepared for.

The Home for All Pledge represents our industry’s long-term commitment on a sustained and holistic approach to address racial inequities in housing.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo takes place Feb. 13-16 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.