MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement after the Senate Banking Committee’s votes to recommend the confirmations of William Pulte to serve as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Jonathan McKernan to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Diverse Coalition Sends Letter Urging Action on Trigger Leads Bill
A diverse coalition of organizations, led by the Mortgage Bankers Association, sent a letter to leadership of the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee urging movement on the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2024.

The Week Ahead, May 15, 2023: Countdown to MBA Secondary Conference; First Housing Reports
Good morning and happy Monday! There’s a sense of urgency in mid-May: lots of housing reports this week; Congress trying to resolve major issues before the Memorial Day holiday; and a big MBA conference coming up. Let’s get to it:

The Week Ahead, Apr 24, 2023: End-of-Month Housing Reports
Good morning and happy Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week:

The Week Ahead, Mar. 27, 2023: Countdown to #MBATech23
Good morning and happy Monday. It’s going to be another busy week, so let’s jump right in:

The Week Ahead, Mar. 6, 2023: Mssrs. Powell, Chopra Visit Capitol Hill
Good morning and happy Monday. It’s a busy week in Washington, with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra scheduled to testify before Congress. But first, here’s what else is happening this week:

The Week Ahead, Feb. 27, 2023: March Comes In Like a…
Good morning and happy Monday. It’s almost March–already! Here’s what’s happening this week:

The Week Ahead, Feb. 6, 2023: The Countdown to CREF23 Begins
Good morning and happy Monday; We have a busy week ahead of us, so let’s get to it:

MBA Advocacy Update Sept. 26 2022
On Wednesday, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, joined a small group of industry and affordable housing leaders at the White House for a constructive meeting on ways to address housing supply and affordability challenges across the country. On Tuesday, MBA member David Battany, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets at Guild Mortgage, testified before a Senate subcommittee on USDA’s Rural Housing Service lending program.

MBA’s Battany Urges Senate to Increase RHS Funding for Housing, Technology
David Battany, Co-Chair of the MBA Affordable Homeownership Advisory Council, told members of a Senate Banking subcommittee that policymakers can advance rural housing lending by addressing three areas: better workflow; better technology; and better loan products.