Responding to MBA member concerns about the negative market and operational impacts for real estate finance firms in the event of a U.S. debt default, MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement.
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MBA Update on Debt Limit
Responding to MBA member concerns about the negative market and operational impacts for real estate finance firms in the event of a U.S. debt default, MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement.

#MBASecondary23: Broeksmit: ‘You Don’t Need Punishment or More Regulation; You Need Praise and Relief—and You Need it Now’
NEW YORK—When Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, stepped on stage Monday here at the National Secondary Market Conference & Expo, he promised a presentation “more pugnacious than normal.” And he delivered.

MBASecondary23: Broeksmit: ‘You Don’t Need Punishment or More Regulation; You Need Praise and Relief—and You Need it Now’
NEW YORK—When Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, stepped on stage Monday here at the National Secondary Market Conference & Expo, he promised a presentation “more pugnacious than normal.” And he delivered.

FHFA Rescinds Proposed Loan-Level Pricing Adjustment for DTI Ratios
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday rescinded a controversial proposed loan-level pricing adjustment that the Mortgage Bankers Association said would have had adverse impact on both consumers and lenders.

FHFA Rescinds Proposed Loan-Level Pricing Adjustment for DTI Ratios
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday rescinded a controversial proposed loan-level pricing adjustment that the Mortgage Bankers Association said would have had adverse impact on both consumers and lenders.

FHFA Rescinds Proposed Loan-Level Pricing Adjustment for DTI Ratios
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday rescinded a controversial proposed loan-level pricing adjustment that the Mortgage Bankers Association said would have had adverse impact on both consumers and lenders.

MBA Amicus Brief: Lenders Not Liable for Actions of Independent Appraisers
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Friday filed an amicus brief in litigation in response to a statement of interest filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice examining the liability standard that would apply to lenders for the acts of independent, third-party appraisers.

MBA Amicus Brief: Lenders Not Liable for Actions of Independent Appraisers
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Friday filed an amicus brief in litigation in response to a statement of interest filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice examining the liability standard that would apply to lenders for the acts of independent, third-party appraisers.

To the Point with Bob: FHFA Needs a Better Plan on Loan-Level Pricing Fees
On March 15, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it would postpone the implementation of loan-level pricing adjustment fees that would be based on a borrowers’ debt-to-income ratio in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s single-family pricing grids until deliveries on or after August 1. The delay creates an opening for FHFA to get the policy right. The DTI-based LLPA is unworkable and should be replaced.