MBA Recognizes Premier Members

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

MBA Advocacy Update

Last week, a bipartisan group of members of Congress submitted a letter to House leadership voicing concerns about the use of VA Home Loan program fees as a spending offset to pay for other non-housing-related veterans’ benefits. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee marked up Brian Montgomery’s nomination for the next Deputy Secretary of HUD.

Scott Colclough of Vice Capital Markets: Making the Jump to Advanced Executions

Shifting from best effort to mandatory execution marks a significant achievement in the evolution of a mortgage lending organization, as it represents a more sophisticated (and more profitable) secondary strategy. However, lenders are not always clear on the particulars to making this transition and, as a result, may be slower to change and/or experience a more difficult conversion process.

CSBS License Renewal Period Underway; Deadline Dec. 31

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors announced the start of the license renewal period for individuals and businesses that provide mortgage, money transmission, debt collection and consumer financial services to …