MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Provides Market Outlook, Notes ‘It’s Not 2008’

WASHINGTON–The industry has plentiful challenges, but is in a very different spot than during the Great Recession, said Michael Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, here at the National Advocacy Conference.

Bob Broeksmit Lays Out Important Items on MBA’s Radar to Kick Off National Advocacy Conference

WASHINGTON–As Mortgage Bankers Association members take to the nation’s capital–and U.S. Capitol Building–to share the industry’s story with lawmakers and hear from legislative stakeholders via the National Advocacy Conference, key policy and regulatory topics such as Basel III endgame, housing supply and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge stepping down are top of mind.

#NAC23: Lessons from the COVID Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Federal Reserve’s intervention when COVID hit the economy in March 2020 prevented massive damage to the markets, but the Fed should have stepped back after that, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, said here at the MBA National Advocacy Conference.

At MBA National Advocacy Conference, Finding Common Ground

WASHINGTON—One could easily conclude that the political climate here in the Nation’s Capital is permanently broken—divided by polarized ideologies, entrenched leadership and an inability to compromise on the simplest of issues. But appearances can be deceiving.

At MBA National Advocacy Conference, Finding Common Ground

WASHINGTON—One could easily conclude that the political climate here in the Nation’s Capital is permanently broken—divided by polarized ideologies, entrenched leadership and an inability to compromise on the simplest of issues. But appearances can be deceiving.

House Leaders: Bipartisanship Yes…But…

WASHINGTON—The partisan gridlock that has marked Congress for much of the past decade was on full display Tuesday at the MBA National Advocacy Conference—albeit with somewhat more diplomacy than previously observed.