DENVER–Laura Escobar, President of Lennar Mortgage, was sworn in Sunday as 2025 Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association during the association’s 2024 Annual Convention & Expo.
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Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You: A Conversation with MBA 2025 Chair Laura Escobar
Hanging in Laura Escobar’s office is a comic strip showing several unusually small football players. One tells the other, “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Laura Escobar on Unsung Heroes– #MBAServicing24
ORLANDO–Mortgage servicers are the backbone of the industry, according to Laura Escobar, 2024 MBA Chair-Elect and President, Lennar Mortgage.
MBA Recognizes 23 Graduates in Inaugural Class of Mortgage Banking Bound Program
MBA Education, the Mortgage Bankers Association education division, recognized 23 graduates in the inaugural year of Mortgage Banking Bound, a certificate program for college students interested in pursuing a career in the residential real estate finance industry.
Mark Jones: Ready to Dive In
Mortgage Bankers Association 2024 Chairman Mark Jones co-founded and led Amerifirst Home Mortgage, served on MBA’s Board of Directors, chaired its Audit and Finance Committee, co-chaired its Independent Mortgage Bankers Executive Council, and testified before Congress. But before this, he was a Division I competitive diver in college.
Quote: Oct. 16, 2023
“I have been a proud part of the MBA family for nearly four decades and am incredibly honored and ecstatic to serve as the next Chairman. With the support of Laura Escobar and Christine Chandler, I am confident that our industry will overcome the current tough market environment. I am committed to promoting financial literacy for young adults and focusing on advocacy initiatives that increase housing supply and improve affordability in communities across America.”
–Mark Jones, 2024 MBA Chairman and President of Union Home Mortgage
Mark Jones: Ready to Dive In
Mortgage Bankers Association 2024 Chairman Mark Jones co-founded and led Amerifirst Home Mortgage, served on MBA’s Board of Directors, chaired its Audit and Finance Committee, co-chaired its Independent Mortgage Bankers Executive Council, and testified before Congress. But before this, he was a Division I competitive diver in college.
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Receives $100,000 from Lennar Mortgage’s Annual Derby Fundraising Campaign
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced it received $100,000 from Lennar Mortgage’s 10th Annual Derby.
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Receives $100,000 from Lennar Mortgage’s Annual Derby Fundraising Campaign
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced it received $100,000 from Lennar Mortgage’s 10th Annual Derby.
#MBATech23: Managing AI with the ‘Father of IBM Watson’
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Manoj Saxena, Chairman of AI Global, London, is perhaps best known as the “Father of IBM Watson,” the ubiquitous face of artificial intelligence. Now, his goal is to manage technology—and use AI as the business model of the future.