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Volume 23 Issue 30

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

MBA CEO Bob Broeksmit at #MBACREF24: Industry Participation Vital to Overcoming Policy Challenges

SAN DIEGO--MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, highlighted challenges to the commercial real estate finance industry--from Basel III to affordability--here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA Presents Shekar Narasimhan, CMB, With the 2024 CREF Distinguished Service Award: #MBACREF24

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Shekar Narasimhan, CMB, Managing Partner at Beekman Advisors, Inc., with the 2024 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Distinguished Service Award here at its Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA Announces 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commercial/Multifamily Leadership Award Winners: #MBACREF24

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association announced at its 2024 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo that Pinnacle Financial Partners (PFP) and Walker & Dunlop have been recognized as 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commercial/Multifamily Leadership Award recipients.

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

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MBA NEWS

March 19-20, 2024: MBA National Advocacy Conference
MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference May 5-8
mPower: MBA Promoting Opportunities for Women to Extend their Reach

Quote: Feb. 13, 2024

"Our mission is simple: While you strengthen communities across the country, we strengthen you by shaping policy at the highest levels." --From the prepared remarks of MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, speaking at MBA's CREF24 conference in San Diego

MBA Chart of the Week: Delinquency Rates by Loan Type

According to the latest MBA National Delinquency Survey, the overall delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one‐to‐four‐unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.88 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter.

February 12, 2024

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in January

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Mortgage credit availability increased in January, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a Mortgage Bankers Association report that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.

February 14, 2024

A Year of Technological and Industry Convergence: Mark Dangelo

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The promise and early results of innovative advancements—data, technology, AI—is delivering a waterfall of capabilities. However, these capabilities are often converging, requiring non-traditional integrations at a time with low loan profitability and personnel exiting the industry.

February 14, 2024

Vaultedge’s Murali Tirupati: Decoding the 6% Rate Predictions

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The beginning of a new financial year is usually a time for crystal balling--looking at past trends and trying to foresee what lies ahead.

February 12, 2024

People in the News, Feb. 13, 2024

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Personnel news from Dark Matter, Fairway Independent Mortgage, Mortgage Cadence, Rocket Cos. and Click n' Close.

February 12, 2024

MBA Advocacy Update: House Trigger Leads Bill Introduced; Broeksmit Defends IMBs; MBA Letters to FCC and FTC

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This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

February 12, 2024

NAHB/Wells Fargo: Housing Affordability Nears Historic Low

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Mortgage rates that hit a 20-plus-year high during the fourth quarter and elevated construction costs pushed housing affordability to nearly its lowest level in years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

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