Karen Kreutziger Powell, CEO of Flat Branch Home Loans, testified Wednesday at a hearing on pending legislation before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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Statement of MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist and SVP of Research and Industry Technology, testified last week at a hearing titled, “The Characteristics and Challenges of Today’s Homebuyers” before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
MBA Chart of the Week: Job Openings for Selected Industries
Last week Fed Chair Jay Powell testified to Congress that as “labor market tightness has eased and progress on inflation has continued, the risks to achieving our employment and inflation goals have been moving into better balance.”
Statement of MBA Chairman Mark Jones on VA Home Lending Before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Mark Jones, MBA’s 2024 Chairman and President of Union Home Mortgage, testified Feb. 15 at a hearing titled, “Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA’s Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market,” before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
MBA Releases Statement on IMBs Following Congressional Hearings on FSOC’s Annual Report to Congress
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement in response to commentary made on independent mortgage banks during Congressional hearings on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress:
MBA, Coalition Urge Homeowner Relief in COVID-19 Package
The Mortgage Bankers Association and nearly 300 other industry trade groups and community organizations urged Congress to include direct assistance to homeowners with COVID-19 hardships in any upcoming economic stimulus package.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge Homeowner Relief in COVID-19 Package
The Mortgage Bankers Association and (NUMBER HERE) other industry trade groups urged Congress to include direct assistance to homeowners with COVID-19 hardships in any upcoming economic stimulus package.
MBA Outlines Industry Priorities for Next COVID-19 Relief Package
The House has its wish-list for the next round of relief stemming from the coronavirus pandemic—a $3 trillion package that has no chance of passing into law. The Senate is working on its own version—which also has no chance of passing. To help Congress out, the Mortgage Bankers Association provided House and Senate leadership with its legislative priorities for the next relief package.
House Approves $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Trump Signs into Law
The House on Friday approved a massive $2 trillion stimulus bill aimed at injecting a much-needed boost to a U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus pandemic.