NEW ORLEANS—Last year at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference, the outlook for the economy and IMBs seemed a bit bleaker. “We thought we were going to be chased off the stage,” quipped MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis Marina Walsh.
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#MBAIMB20: Housing Finance Reform—What It Means for Independent Mortgage Banks
NEW ORLEANS—After years of debate, housing finance reform is no longer a far-off concept. And government housing agencies appear poised to be part of the transition.
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#MBAIMB20: Managing Change in 2020
NEW ORLEANS—Independent mortgage bankers face a lot of challenges this year: market uncertainty, new entrants and housing policy changes. But industry leaders also see a wealth of opportunities.
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#MBAIMB20: MBA Carries Torch for IMBs
NEW ORLEANS—Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, has worked for, and with, independent mortgage bankers. For him–and for MBA–it’s an easy sell.
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The Week Ahead
NEW ORLEANS—MBA NewsLink comes to you this week from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference here in The Big Easy.