MBA, Trade Groups Give HUD Feedback on CWCOT Program

The Mortgage Bankers Association, the Housing Policy Council and the National Mortgage Servicing Association submitted joint comments to HUD on its proposed enhancements to its Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Program).

#MBAServicing2020: ‘Stronger Servicing Starts Here’

ORLANDO—Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, kicked off the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo here with praise for the work the mortgage servicing industry has done in recent years.

MBA Chart of the Week: Homeownership Rate by Age

The national homeownership rate increased to 65.1% in the final three months of 2019, the first time above 65 percent in seven years. Since bottoming out at 62.9 percent in second quarter 2016, the number of owner-occupied homes has increased by 4.5 million.

#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.

MBA, Trade Groups File Amici Brief on Constitutionality of CFPB Structure

The Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Realtors and the National Association of Home Builders this week filed a neutral amici brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could determine the future structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

MBA, CMBA Comment on California Proposed Privacy Rules

The Mortgage Bankers Association, the California Mortgage Bankers Association and several other industry trade groups submitted a letter to the Office of the California Attorney General to comment on its proposed rules to implement the impending California Consumer Privacy Act.