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Volume 23 Issue 20

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

How Princess Mackie Can Teach the Value of Community Outreach #MBAIMB24

NEW ORLEANS--Community outreach can expand access to financial literacy, MBA 2024 Chairman Mark Jones and author and real estate broker Twala Lockett-Jones agreed here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers conference.

MBA Affordable Housing Initiative Launches Newsletter, Online Affordable Housing Communities and Affordable Housing Insights Webinar/Interview Series

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Affordable Housing Initiative has expanded opportunities for members to stay engaged in affordable multifamily and homeownership efforts by launching an Affordable Housing Newsletter, online affordable housing communities and an Affordable Housing Insights webinar and interview series.

FundingShield: Q4 2023 Analytics Show Significant Risk for Wire, Title Fraud

FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., reported wire and title fraud risk reached a high of 51.8% of loans on a $61 billion portfolio having at least one risk issue in the fourth quarter.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: Serving Diverse Communities with CNB’s Dr. Vanessa Montañez

mPower Moments: Serving Diverse Communities with CNB’s Dr. Vanessa Montañez

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

Attendees made HERstory at mPowering You 2023

Attendees made HERstory at mPowering You 2023

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Rates in U.S. to Drop to 5.5% in 2024, Survey Shows
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Pushes Fed Chair Powell to Cut ‘Astronomical’ Rates, Ease Housing Pressure
Analysts React to Positive Economic Reports
Brutal Winter Across America Is Keeping the Housing Market on Ice
U.S. Consumers and Businesses Are Borrowing Again
Built-To-Rent Development Forecast: New Supply To Fall Short Of Demand This Year
For Retailers, Business Is Back and Landlords Say No More Rent Discounts
Recycle at Home, With Your Home

MBA NEWS

Today at 1:00 ET: Transforming Lending Operations-How to Leverage Intelligent Automation
MISMO Releases 2023 Annual Report at Winter Summit
MBA’s Mid-Winter Housing Finance Conference March 10-13

Quote: Jan. 30, 2024

"I was very intentional when writing the book of putting the steps to homeownership right inside the book. It's outlined step by step, so any child can understand. And adults obviously can see that roadmap to homeownership." --Twala Lockett-Jones, discussing her illustrated children's book, Princess Mackie Buys a House, at MBA's Independent Mortgage Bankers conference last week

MISMO Calls for Participants to Join New Workgroup on Application for Mortgage Insurance Benefits

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, issued a call for industry professionals to join a new development workgroup focused on creating an enhanced replacement for the existing Electronic Data Interchange 260 Application for Mortgage Insurance Benefits.

January 29, 2024

Realtor Litigation and the Implications for IMBs: #MBAIMB24

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NEW ORLEANS--A recent court verdict and related litigation concerning the National Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service rules regarding buyer real estate agent compensation could have significant implications for homebuyers and buy-side real estate agents--the primary source of referral business for most IMBs.

January 31, 2024

Incenter Marketing’s Katrina Orlando: Embracing Digital Tools To Strengthen Customer Relationships

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Embracing digital tools can transform how mortgage professionals interact with clients, making every digital interaction feel as personal and meaningful as a handshake.

January 29, 2024

Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $18.6M in Freddie Mac Financing for N.C. Property

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Greystone, New York, provided an $18.6 million Freddie Mac Optigo loan to refinance a multifamily property in Fayetteville, N.C.

January 31, 2024

Total Expert’s Joe Welu–Retention Is the Key to Winning the 2024 Refi Surge

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We knew it was coming—eventually. After 11 rate hikes starting in March 2022, the Fed in December 2023 signaled its intentions to lower rates through 2024. With mortgage rates already dropping, virtually everyone that bought a home in the last 18 months will benefit from a refinancing conversation with their lender.

January 29, 2024

Mortgage Action Alliance Call to Action–Tell Congress to Take Action on H.R. 7024

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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s grassroots advocacy arm, the Mortgage Action Alliance, issued a Call to Action on Friday, urging its members contact their elected officials to support housing affordability by urging swift House and Senate action on H.R. 7024 – the “Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.”

February 01, 2024

MBA Recognizes Select Associate Members

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The Mortgage Bankers Association is proud to recognize its Select Associate Members and thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

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