Karen Kreutziger Powell, CEO of Flat Branch Home Loans, testified Wednesday at a hearing on pending legislation before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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Jeffrey Weidell, CEO of Northmarq and MBA 2024 COMBOG Chair, Testifies Before the House Committee on Oversight & Accountability’s Health Care & Financial Services Subcommittee
Jeffrey Weidell, CEO of Northmarq and 2024 Mortgage Bankers Association COMBOG Chair, testified at an April 30 congressional hearing about the health of the commercial real estate markets.
Statement of MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist and SVP of Research and Industry Technology, testified yesterday at a hearing titled, “The Characteristics and Challenges of Today’s Homebuyers” before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
Madisyn Rhone Joins MBA as Vice President of Legislative Affairs
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that Madisyn Rhone joined the association as Vice President of Legislative Affairs.
MBA Statement on the House Passage of the FY 2024 Funding Package
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, commented on the passage of six fiscal year 2024 budget bills, which includes funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs and the Department of Agriculture.
MBA Creates Member Guide in Case of Partial Government Shutdown
The federal government remains on the brink of a partial shutdown. MBA remains directly engaged with lawmakers in both chambers of Congress–and affected regulators–and has created a member guide that outlines the potential impacts to single-family and multifamily government lending programs.
MBA Chairman Mark Jones Testifies on VA Home Lending Before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee
Mark Jones, MBA’s 2024 Chairman and President of Union Home Mortgage, testified at a hearing titled, “Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA’s Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market,” before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
MBA Releases Statement on IMBs Following Congressional Hearings on FSOC’s Annual Report to Congress
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement in response to commentary made on independent mortgage banks during last week’s Congressional hearings on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress.
MBA Statement on FHA’s Annual Report to Congress
Bob Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued the following statement regarding the Federal Housing Administration’s release of its annual report to Congress:
MBA Advocacy Update: Congress Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
On Saturday night, the U.S. House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution that averts a government shutdown and extends Fiscal Year 2023 funding through November 17, 2023.