MBA Newslinks Archive

Residential Briefs

(EDITOR’S NOTE: MBA NewsLink will publish Briefs all week to keep up with the many announcements taking place at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo this week in Austin, Texas.) …

Who Wants to Live Where Someone Died?

UExpress, Oct. 25, 2019–Lew SichelmanMost buyers, understandably, would want to know if a violent death occurred in the houses they are considering. And as it turns out, most states require …

New Residential Will Double Originations in 4Q Because of Ditech

National Mortgage News, Oct. 25, 2019–Brad Finkelstein (subscription)The acquisition of the Ditech forward mortgage business will double New Residential’s year-to-date origination volume in the fourth quarter alone, and further double …

The Week Ahead

AUSTIN, TEXAS–MBA NewsLink comes to you this week here from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo at the Austin Convention Center.

MBA Advocacy Update

This past Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing, The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America, with testimony provided by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, HUD Secretary Ben Carson and FHFA Director Mark Calabria.

Today at MBA Annual19

AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo kicks off in earnest this morning here at the Austin Convention Center with a full slate of activities.

MBA Whole Loan Trading Workshop in Phoenix Dec. 4

MBA will host a one-day workshop on Wednesday, December 4 in Phoenix focused on the active market for whole loans. Aggregators, community banks and other portfolio investors are active buyers …