What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008. Normally the surveys are conducted at the secondary conference as well as at the MBA Annual Convention every October.
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Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives
What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancellation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008. Normally the surveys are conducted at the secondary conference as well as at the MBA Annual Convention every October.
MBA Vice Chair Kristy Fercho Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Industry’s COVID-19 Response
Mortgage Bankers Association Vice Chair Kristy Fercho testified Friday before a House subcommittee on the real estate finance industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying mortgage servicers adapted to changing customer needs quickly and asking Congress to give the industry additional flexibility to address evolving market conditions.
MBA Mortgage Action Alliance ‘Call to Action’ Urges Support of House Bill Supporting Access to Credit
The Mortgage Action Alliance, the grassroots advocacy arm of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued a “Call to Action” yesterday urging its members to contact their House representative in support of legislation that would promote consumer access to credit during the coronavirus pandemic.
STRATMOR Study Lays Bare Uncertainties of COVID-19 Impact on Housing Market
A study by STRATMOR Group, Greenwood Village, Colo., shows just how quickly and hard hitting the coronavirus pandemic has been on homeowners.
FHFA Announces Refi/Home Purchase Eligibility for GSE Borrowers in Forbearance
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued temporary guidance regarding the eligibility of borrowers who are in forbearance, or have recently ended their forbearance, looking to refinance or buy a new home.
FHFA Announces Refi/Home Purchase Eligibility for GSE Borrowers in Forbearance
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued temporary guidance regarding the eligibility of borrowers who are in forbearance, or have recently ended their forbearance, looking to refinance or buy a new home.
FHFA Announces Refi/Home Purchase Eligibility for GSE Borrowers in Forbearance
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued temporary guidance regarding the eligibility of borrowers who are in forbearance, or have recently ended their forbearance, looking to refinance or buy a new home.
House Passes $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package; MBA Letter Details Industry Priorities
The House on Friday passed a massive $3 trillion pandemic relief bill on Friday that includes several key housing provisions advocated by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
House Passes $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package; MBA Letter Details Industry Priorities
The House on Friday passed a massive $3 trillion pandemic relief bill on Friday that includes several key housing provisions advocated by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Ahead of the bill’s passage, MBA provided House and Senate leadership with its legislative priorities for the next relief package for homeowners and renters dealing with the broad economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.