The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! Welcome to the week that Mortgage Bankers Association employees have been waiting for all year: the MBA first-ever virtual Annual Convention & Expo kicks off later this morning via MBA LIVE and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! It’s 22 days until Election Day. Depending on your political inclinations, the next three weeks could be the longest—or shortest—stretch of time in your life.

The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! Welcome to October; or as 2020 would say, “hold my beer.”

The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! Welcome to another breathtaking week in the mortgage and political worlds. It’s 39 days until Election Day.

The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! Welcome to another busy week in the mortgage and political worlds. It’s 46 days until Election Day—more on that below.

MBA Advocacy Update Sept. 14, 2020

With Congress (most notably the Senate) unable to reach consensus on the passage of any additional COVID-related economic relief, MBA sent a letter last Tuesday to the CFPB responding to the Bureau’s proposed rule revising the General QM definition. The letter explains MBA’s support for the price-based QM construct, and offers several recommendations to help ensure the rule meets its stated goals of robust consumer protections and broad access to sustainable credit.

MBA Education School of Mortgage Banking III Online in November

MBA Education’s signature School of Mortgage Banking (SOMB) is the real estate finance industry’s standard in comprehensive residential mortgage training. It provides professionals with essential knowledge and skills necessary to be competitive in an industry undergoing constant change.

MBA Education School of Mortgage Banking I Online in October

MBA Education’s School of Mortgage Banking I emphasizes the interrelated roles of the functions within a residential mortgage banking firm and the relationships of the various institutions and agencies throughout …

The Week Ahead

Post-Labor Day has special significance this year. Besides serving as the unofficial start of fall (the “official” start is Sept. 21), it also marks the beginning of the home stretch of a most “colorful” and exhausting 2020 election campaign.

The Week Ahead

Good morning and happy Monday! Tomorrow begins September, when we can look forward to football (maybe), pumpkin spice commercials (definitely) and the “traditional” start of the final stretch of the election cycle.