MBA’s Jamie Woodwell Previews #MBACREF26

Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s SVP of Commercial/Multifamily Policy, previews the industry’s premier event of the year–MBA’s 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA Presents Smriti L. Popenoe with the 2025 CREF Distinguished Service Award

SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Smriti L. Popenoe, Co-CEO, President, and Chief Investment Officer at Dynex Capital, with the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award here at its Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increased 59% in Third Quarter, MBA Finds

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations increased 59% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, and increased 44% from the second quarter, according to MBA’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.