MBA Applauds HUD Move on Multifamily Underwriting Enhancements  

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on HUD’s announcement of changes to the minimum debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and maximum loan-to-cost percentage (LTC) levels for FHA multifamily loans.

MBA and State MBAs, Consumer Advocates Welcome Long-Awaited Rule on PACE Loans

The Mortgage Bankers Association and National Consumer Law Center, along with the California Mortgage Bankers Association, Housing Policy Council, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Mortgage Bankers Association of Missouri, Mortgage Bankers Association of Florida, and Public Counsel of California issued the following joint statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.

People in the News, Nov. 19, 2024

Industry personnel news from Dark Matter Technologies, Optimal Blue, MAXEX, MBA, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Certainty Home Lending and Provident Bank.

MBA Promotes Wendy Penn, Amber Lawrence

Wendy Penn has been promoted to Vice President for Affordable Housing Initiatives and Amber Lawrence has been promoted to Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in August

Mortgage credit availability increased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.