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#MBASecondary23: How the FHLBs are Evolving in a Changing Market
NEW YORK--Not everyone can become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System—just ask most independent mortgage banks.
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#MBASecondary23: For Secondary Markets, a Cautious Economic Outlook
NEW YORK--Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni and Nicholas Maciunas, Executive Director with JPMorgan Chase, New York, offered a cautiously optimistic but guarded economic outlook here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Secondary Market Conference & Expo.
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MBA Weekly Survey May 24, 2023: Mortgage Applications Decrease
Mortgage applications fell again last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 19.
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Dealmaker: Bandon Capital Advisors Secures $14M for California Office
Bandon Capital Advisors, Los Angeles, arranged a $14 million loan for BLT Enterprises that refinanced a 49,000-square-foot single-tenant creative office building in El Segundo, Calif.
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#MBASecondary23: The Future of Financial Stability
NEW YORK—What issues are affecting the financial markets? Here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Secondary Market Conference & Expo, panelists said much of the future depends on what happens—or doesn’t happen—in Washington, D.C. over the next year or so.