MBA DEI Playbook Member Resource

MBA and its member companies continue to make significant strides in furthering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the real estate finance industry. It is our collective mission to ensure that our industry’s workforce reflects the communities we serve.

Amber Rao, Marcy Thomas Discuss MBA’s COMBOG DE&I Council

Amber Rao, CCIM, Vice President with KeyBank Real Estate Capital, and Marcy Thomas, CCIM, CCMS, Vice President, Portfolio Loan Manager with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, sat down with MBA NewsLink to discuss MBA’s COMBOG DE&I Council.

MBA Awards More Than $148,000 in Path to Diversity Scholarships

The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded more than $148,000 in scholarships last year to 167 women and those from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups under its Path to Diversity Scholarship Program.

Rob Strickland of VeriFast: Economic Growth Spurred by Financial Inclusion

The opportunity exists for investors and lenders to “trigger” a course correction of the economic ship and spur more growth. Previously untapped areas, such as supporting underbanked prospective borrowers with the help of technology that accurately creates a complete picture of their true financial health, can become a catalyst for positive change.

Q/A: Marcy Thomas, CCMS, of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital

MBA NewsLink interviewed Marcy Thomas, Vice President and Portfolio Loan Manager with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC, about CMBS servicing, DEI, the upcoming Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference and what the CCMS designation means to her.

Q/A: Marcy Thomas, CCMS, of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital

MBA NewsLink interviewed Marcy Thomas, Vice President and Portfolio Loan Manager with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC, about CMBS servicing, DEI, the upcoming Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference and what the CCMS designation means to her.