SAN DIEGO–Five women in the industry took to the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 10 to participate in a wide-ranging mPower panel discussion on leadership.
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Are Data Centers a Bubble? What About AI?
SAN DIEGO–Those were questions that multiple panelists attempted to parse Feb. 10 at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
MBA Releases 2025 Year-End Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers’ volumes as of Dec. 31, 2025, at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo
FHA Commissioner Cassidy Discusses Deregulation, Affordability
SAN DIEGO–Frank Cassidy, federal housing commissioner and assistant secretary for housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, outlined some of his goals on the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 9. Affordability and deregulation are key on that list.
MBA Presents Zain Smith With the David H. Stevens, CMB, Real Estate Legacy Scholarship Award
MBA announced at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo that Zain Smith has been recognized as the David H. Stevens, CMB, Real Estate Legacy Scholarship award winner. The award recognizes students from MBA’s Commercial Real Estate Finance Fellowship Program and HomeFree-USA’s Center for Financial Advancement Program who have shown career aspirations in the real estate finance industry.
Chandler on Getting Involved, Passing the Torch
SAN DIEGO–“We always need to be moving forward,” said 2026 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair Christine Chandler, on stage at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 9. “We owe it to our customers, our communities and our entire country. When our companies succeed, we empower others to succeed.”
MBA’s Future Leaders Program Graduates 35 Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Professionals
MBA Education, the education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), recognized 35 graduates from MBA’s Future Leaders Program held at MBA’s 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Broeksmit: ‘We Have a Seat at the Table’ on Important Issues
SAN DIEGO–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, took the stage at the Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 9 to discuss MBA’s advocacy priorities and wins over the past year.
Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Up in the Fourth Quarter of 2025
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 30% higher in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and increased 25% from the third quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations released at the 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
MBA CREF Forecast: Total Commercial Mortgage Originations to Increase 27% to $805 Billion in 2026
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo that total commercial mortgage origination volume is forecasted to increase to $805.5 billion in 2026 from the $633.7 billion expected in 2025. Multifamily origination volume is expected to increase as well to $399.2 billion in 2026 from the $330.6 billion expected in 2025.