Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, says MBA welcomes the opportunity to work with policymakers to forge a path to finally end the GSE conservatorship.
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To the Point With Bob: Let’s End the Harassment, Deception and Distrust From Trigger Leads
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, explains why it’s so important to address the issue of trigger leads.
To the Point With Bob: Uncertainty and Disruption in the Housing Market
Last week’s announcement of a proposed settlement in the real estate commission lawsuits has unleashed a torrent of questions about what real estate transactions might look like in the future–particularly how buyers would be represented and how buyers’ agents would be compensated, writes MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.
To the Point With Bob: Thoughts Ahead of #MBAIMB24–Consumers Benefit From Large, Diverse Collection of Mortgage Lenders
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, shares his thoughts on topics related to IMBs ahead of #MBAIMB24.
To the Point With Bob: Proposed Capital Requirements on Big Banks Would Mean Fewer Choices, Higher Mortgage Costs
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, provides his perspective on the latest proposed capital requirement developments and their effects on the industry.
To the Point With Bob: Rent Control Will Deepen the Affordable Housing Crisis
In a new blog post, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, explains why rent control policies will perpetuate the housing supply-demand disconnect.
To the Point With Bob: Rent Control Will Deepen the Affordable Housing Crisis
In a new blog post, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, explains why rent control policies will perpetuate the housing supply-demand disconnect.
To the Point with Bob: Regulators: Take Steps to Recognize Warehouse Lenders’ Important Role in Today’s Housing Finance Market
This is a difficult time for the housing industry, and those challenges extend to all corners—not only mortgage lenders but also the warehouse lenders, vendors, title companies, and real estate agents that support the housing and mortgage finance ecosystem.
To the Point with Bob: Regulators: Take Steps to Recognize Warehouse Lenders’ Important Role in Today’s Housing Finance Market
This is a difficult time for the housing industry, and those challenges extend to all corners—not only mortgage lenders but also the warehouse lenders, vendors, title companies, and real estate agents that support the housing and mortgage finance ecosystem.
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.