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MBA News Jan. 6, 2023
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Today in MBA News: CREF23; MBA Education Webinars; MBA Member Advantage Program. To read more, click on today’s MBA News headline.
CREF23 in San Diego Feb. 12-15
The MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention & Expo–CREF23–takes place Feb. 12-15 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.
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Let the deals begin! It is time for us to meet face-to-face at the industry’s largest event of the year for commercial/multifamily finance professionals. Join us for unrivaled access to thousands of your peers, clients and potential customers. Gain insights from key industry leaders, CEOs and expert panelists — representing every facet of the industry — on regulatory developments, trends and strategies to succeed. Understand the changing landscape and its effects on interest rates, capital sources and more. This is the best business trip you will take all year.
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MBA Education School of Mortgage Banking I Online Begins Jan. 9
MBA Education presents its popular School of Mortgage Banking I online from Jan. 9-Feb. 2.
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MBA Education’s School of Mortgage Banking I emphasizes the interrelated roles of the functions within a residential mortgage banking firm and the relationships of the various institutions and agencies throughout the real estate finance industry. This course provides a foundation in residential loan production, secondary marketing, warehouse lending and servicing. It also presents an overview of associated disciplines essential to a complete understanding of mortgage banking, including ethics, regulatory compliance, real estate law, loan products, quality assurance, quality control and fraud detection.
Note: Students who intend to acquire their AMP designation need to first complete SOMB I and pass the exam, then complete SOMB II and pass the exam. Students who are not working toward AMP designations do not need complete SOMB I to enroll in SOMB II.
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MBA Education Webinar Feb. 9: Home Equity Lending: An Assessment of Today’s Market Landscape & Cashout Opportunities
MBA Education holds a webinar, Home Equity Lending: An Assessment of Today’s Market Landscape & Cashout Opportunities, on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
Home Equity lending is growing rapidly, and lenders are looking for ways to capitalize on the market opportunity. Join MBA Education and industry professional for an exploration of a proprietary data set sourced directly from dozens of Home Equity lenders across the country that examines the following:
–Realtime origination trends for HELOCs/HE loans, including both applications and bookings
–Operational metrics such as cycle times and pull-through rates
–Pricing intelligence and tradeoff between home equity lending and 1st mortgage cash-out refinances
–Market risk “buy box” trends
–Servicing data, including portfolio balance trends, HELOC usage and average balance trends, and emerging risk metrics such as delinquencies
Participants will gain a better understanding of loan origination, operational and credit risk trends and strategies on how to navigate the current market and take advantage of cashout opportunities.
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Save on FedEx Shipping through MBA Member Advantage Program
Through the MBA Member Advantage Program, you can save up to 29 percent on small package shipping with FedEx.
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