MBA Honors Bill Emerson with Lowrie-Woodward Distinguished Service Award
DENVER--The Mortgage Bankers Association honored Bill Emerson, President of Rocket Companies, with its Lowrie-Woodward Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes an individual for dedication and prominent service to MBA and the mortgage lending industry in a variety of capacities involving both legislative and regulatory activities.
MBA Statement on FHFA Updates on Loan Repurchases, Appraisals, and Pricing
DENVER--MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement on today’s Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announcements on loan repurchases, appraisals, and pricing at MBA’s 2024 Annual Convention and Expo.
McKinsey’s Laura Webanck: Women Make Gains in the Workplace, but Progress ‘Fragile’
DENVER--Laura Webanck, Partner at McKinsey & Co., took to the stage at the mPowering You Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance Oct. 26, to discuss data from the firm’s “Women in the Workplace 2024” report. While women have continued to make gains, they are “fragile” and “not guaranteed in perpetuity,” Webanck said.