Mortgage application activity continued its strong start to 2020, driven by refinances to its highest level in six years as key interest rates plunged, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 31.
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#MBAIMB20: Managing Change in 2020
NEW ORLEANS—Independent mortgage bankers face a lot of challenges this year: market uncertainty, new entrants and housing policy changes. But industry leaders also see a wealth of opportunities.
Nicole Valentin-Smith of Fiserv on the Path to the Digital Mortgage
Nicole Valentin-Smith is Director of Client Management, Digital Lending and Origination with Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), Brookfield, Wis., a global provider of financial services technology platforms.
CREF 2020: ‘Negotiating Your Life’ with Meg Myers Morgan
If you are attending MBA’s CREF 2020 convention Feb. 9-12, don’t miss the Tuesday, Feb. 11 mPower lunch featuring author, executive and leadership coach Meg Myers Morgan and MBA Chief Operating Officer and mPower founder Marcia Davies.
MBA NewsLink Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Home-Loan Banks May Soon Channel Funds to More Mortgage Players
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 4, 2020–Andrew AckermanRegulator are weighing letting the Federal Home Loan Banks, a $1.1 trillion network of government-chartered cooperatives founded to support community lenders, expand to nonbank …
Refinancing Your Home to Save Big This Year
NBC Washington, Feb. 3, 2020–Juliana ValenciaMortgage rates recently fell to lows not seen since 2016. MBA Associate Vice President Joel Kan discussed who can benefit by refinancing their home. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/refinancing-your-home-to-save-big-this-year/2208719/
FHFA Names Advisor for Massive IPO of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
HousingWire, Feb. 3, 2020–Kathleen HowleyThe Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Monday Houlihan Lokey Capital will create a “roadmap” that will include business and capital structures, market impacts and timing …
HUD Seeks New Rule on Manufactured Housing
National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 3, 2020–Phil HallIn an effort to expand the available stock of affordable housing options, HUD issued a proposed rule to revise the federal Manufactured Home Construction …
Tearing Up CFPB’s Mortgage Underwriting Rule is the Easy Part
American Banker, Feb. 2, 2020–Kate Berry (subscription) ow that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has vowed to remove an unpopular measure of loan affordability in its mortgage underwriting rule, the …