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MBA’s Broeksmit Comments on Potential Government Shutdown
Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, commented yesterday on a potential government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year.
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MISMO/MBA #MortgageAIForum: Artificial Intelligence Holds Promise, Peril for Mortgage Lending
ARLINGTON, Va.--Artificial Intelligence will fundamentally change the real estate finance business—and nearly everything else—experts said here at the #MortgageAIForum, co-hosted by MBA and MISMO.
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ACES: Critical Defect Rate Down for Q1 2023
ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate for the first quarter of 2023 was 1.78%. That’s down 3.26% from the previous quarter, and the second straight quarter of declines.