MBA Sends Letter Supporting Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary

Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, appears before the Senate Banking Committee this morning for her confirmation hearing as HUD Secretary under the Biden Administration. Ahead of the hearing, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to the committee in support of her nomination.

PennyMac Founder Stanford Kurland Passes Away

Stanford Kurland, who founded and served as Chairman of PennyMac Financial Services Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., following a multi-decade career at Countrywide Financial Corp., passed away on Jan. 25.

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.

MBA Letter Offers Support for Yellen Treasury Nomination

Janet Yellen, President-Elect Joseph Biden Jr.’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, appears this morning for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Ahead of the hearing, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter in support of her nomination.

MISMO Announces 2021 Board of Directors

MISMO announced its Board of Directors for 2021. MISMO, which is a subsidiary of and managed by the Mortgage Bankers Association, is the mortgage industry’s standards organization working to enable the industry to speak the same language.