Managing Fair Lending for IMBs

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Independent mortgage banks know full well the importance of risk, whether it’s developing business strategies—or preparing for Fair Lending examinations.

MBA Opens Doors Foundation Adds Mark Jones, Rick Thornberry, Lamia Soghier to Board of Directors

The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced three new members to its Board of Directors: Mark Jones, MBA 2022 Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Amerifirst Home Mortgage; Rick Thornberry, Chief Executive Officer of Radian Group Inc.; and Dr. Lamia Soghier, Medical Unit Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Children’s National Medical System.

MBA Elects 2022 Officers: Kristy Fercho, Matt Rocco, Mark Jones

SAN DIEGO—The Mortgage Bankers Association swore in Kristy Fercho, Executive Vice President and Head of Home Lending with Wells Fargo, as MBA 2022 Chairman on Sunday during the association’s 2021 Annual Convention & Expo.

People in the News June 1, 2021

The Mortgage Bankers Association nominated Mark Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of Amerifirst Home Mortgage, Kalamazoo, Mich. to serve as its Vice Chairman for the 2022 membership year.