SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Category: News and Trends
Servicing Quote of the Week
“We’ll be there through the next crisis when it erupts. It just goes to show, when disaster strikes, the mortgage industry strikes back, and homeowners are stronger because of your work.”
–Christine Chandler, 2025 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect and Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer at M&T Realty Capital Corp.
Blue Sage Solutions’ Carmine Cacciavillani on Technology Trends, Needs
Blue Sage Solutions’ Carmine Cacciavillani sat down with MBA NewsLink to reflect on notable transformations and use of technology in the industry.
Christine Chandler: For Servicers, Challenges, Opportunities Abound
DALLAS–Christine Chandler, 2025 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect and Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer at M&T Realty Capital Corp., discussed hot topics in the servicing industry–including natural disasters, insurance costs and policy challenges–during her opening remarks at MBA’s 2025 Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo.
ICE: 2024 Saw Softest Home Price Growth in Years; Mortgage Delinquencies Trending Higher
Home prices ended the year on an up note, but 2024 was the softest year for home price growth in more than a decade, according to Intercontinental Exchange.
Servicing Panel Talks AI, Insurance, Future Trends
DALLAS–What’s next for the servicing industry when it comes to trends and challenges in technology, regulation and the overall market?
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increase in Fourth-Quarter 2024
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.98% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey.
What’s Next in Washington? Industry Leaders Weigh In
DALLAS–“From HUD to CFPB to the chairs of key committees on Capitol Hill, MBA is bracing for big change,” said Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, in a session on post-election analysis at MBA’s 2025 Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo.
143,000 Jobs Added in January, Unemployment Rate Edges Down
There were 143,000 jobs added to total nonfarm payroll employment in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 7.
MBA Leads Industry Response to Trust Licensing Issues in Maryland
On Friday, an MBA-led coalition of industry trade groups including the Maryland Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Association submitted a comment letter to the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation to respond to OFR’s guidance and emergency regulations to facilitate compliance with the state Appellate Court’s April 2024 ruling in the case of the Estate of Brown v. Ward.