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Category: News and Trends
CFPB: Manufactured Housing Loan Borrowers Face Higher Interest Rates, Risks, Barriers to Credit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said manufactured housing can be an affordable but potentially risky avenue for homeownership.
To the Point with Bob–IMBs and the CRA: A Misguided Match
In this edition of To the Point with Bob, MBA President & CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, says while the Community Reinvestment Act serves an important policy objective, it is inappropriate to apply it to independent mortgage banks.
MBA Nominates Mark Jones of Amerifirst Home Mortgage as 2022 MBA Vice Chairman
The Mortgage Bankers Association nominated Mark Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of Amerifirst Home Mortgage, Kalamazoo, Mich. to serve as its Vice Chairman for the 2022 membership year.
2nd Quarter ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures Up 21%
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., released its second-quarter Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, showing 1.4 million residential properties in the United States were vacant in the second quarter quarter, representing 1.4 percent of all homes.
One-Third of Millennial Homebuyers Using Extra Savings from Pandemic for Down Payment
For nearly one-third (31%) of millennial first-time homebuyers, the ability to save extra money during the coronavirus pandemic helped them accumulate the money needed for a down payment, said Redfin, Seattle.
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“Mark [Jones] is a fierce advocate for mortgage lenders and their customers…He is an industry trailblazer and a valuable voice for sustainable, affordable housing and communities across the country, making him a terrific fit to lead MBA and its members.”
Susan Stewart, MBA 2021 Chair and CEO of SWBC Mortgage, San Antonio, Texas.
Tom Lamalfa: May 2021 MBA Spring Conference Survey
In early May I surveyed 33 senior executives from 33 separate mortgage companies about a myriad of issues and topics both germane and important to the mortgage banking industry. It was the 25th time such a survey was conducted by me since 2008.
Life Insurance Commercial Mortgage Return Index Dips
Trepp, New York, said commercial mortgage investments held by life insurance companies dipped in the first quarter after three consecutive positive quarters.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 4.19%
Mortgage loans in forbearance fell for the 12th consecutive week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Monday.