Good morning! And welcome to the start of a busy two weeks of important housing reports.
Tag: House Financial Services Committee
MBA Letter Offers Recommendations on 2 House Bills
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a May 12 letter to House Financial Services Committee leadership, expressed concerns with two bills currently under the Committee’s consideration and offered recommendations to improve those bills.
The Week Ahead—May 3, 2021
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Advocacy Conference is a little more than a week away. Offered through MBA LIVE, this is the largest advocacy event of the year focused solely on the issues facing you and the real estate finance industry.
The Week Ahead—Apr. 26, 2021
The Federal Open Market Committee assembles in Washington this week for its regularly scheduled policy meeting, amid a hot economy and rising inflation.
MBA Letter Outlines Support, Concerns for Housing-Related Bills
Ahead of a House Financial Services Committee markup session Tuesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter expressing support–and concern–for several bills under the Committee’s consideration.
The Week Ahead—Apr. 19, 2021
Good morning! The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Spring Conference & Expo is upon us!
MBA, Trade Groups Support ‘Tough Legacy’ LIBOR Draft Legislation
The Mortgage Bankers Association and nearly 20 other industry trade associations sent a letter this week to House Financial Services Committee leadership in support of draft legislation that would address “tough legacy” contracts that use the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR.
The Week Ahead—Apr. 12, 2021
MBA this week releases its weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Survey this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET; its Weekly Applications Survey on Wednesday, Apr. 14 (7:00 a.m. ET); and its monthly Builder Applications Survey on Thursday, Apr. 15.
The Week Ahead—Mar. 15, 2021
Capitol Hill is busy again this week. On Tuesday, Mar. 23, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visit (virtually) the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing on “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response.
The Week Ahead—Mar. 15, 2021
Good morning! Another busy week is shaping up in Washington—on Capitol Hill and at the Mortgage Bankers Association.