The Week Ahead—Mar. 1, 2021

Another busy week is shaping up on Capitol Hill. President Joseph Biden Jr.’s nominee for Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, appears (remotely) before the Senate Banking Committee this Tuesday, Mar. 2. Also appearing is Gary Gensler, Biden’s nominee for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Week Ahead—Feb. 8, 2021

Good morning! Welcome to another extraordinary week in Washington. Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9, former President Donald Trump faces an historic second impeachment trial in the Senate.

The Week Ahead—Feb. 1, 2021

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Convention & Expo and Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference kicks off this Wednesday, taking place as a virtual event on Feb. 3-4.

The Week Ahead—Jan. 25, 2021

Good morning! Welcome to the first full week of business for the Biden Administration.

Two Events Under One Roof: CREF21 and CMST Feb. 3-4

This year MBA will hold its Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Convention & Expo and Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference together in one virtual event on February 3-4.

The Week Ahead—Jan. 19, 2021

Good morning! It’s already Tuesday. Following another…um, “interesting” weekend here in Washington, we move forward with another extraordinary week. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joseph Biden Jr. will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.

The Week Ahead—Jan. 4, 2021

Good morning and Happy New Year! It won’t take long for us to find out if 2021 is a welcome respite from the chaos of 2020, or if its first words are “hold my beer.”

The Week Ahead—Dec. 21, 2020

With Christmas—and the Christmas holiday break—just days away, the situation in Washington is, as usual, as chaotic as it could be. As of this writing, House and Senate negotiators are STILL working on a substantial $900 billion-plus coronavirus relief bill, which is keeping the 116th Congress from formally adjourning. And there’s still the defense appropriations bill, which triggered yet another government shutdown on Friday.