MBA Urges HUD to Publish Notice About Ongoing Challenges With NSPIRE Protocol

The Mortgage Bankers Association asked HUD for assurance that servicers will not be held accountable for compliance with the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) system until it is “fully accessible and usable to each participant.”

MBA Recognizes Premier, Select Associate Members

MBA is proud to recognize its Premier Members and Select Associate Members and to thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

MBA, HPC Send Letter to VA on VASP Implementation

The Mortgage Bankers Association and Housing Policy Council recently sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding more information and guidance about implementation of the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program.

MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Provides Market Outlook, Notes ‘It’s Not 2008’

WASHINGTON–The industry has plentiful challenges, but is in a very different spot than during the Great Recession, said Michael Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, here at the National Advocacy Conference.

CIAT Urges Renewal of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act

With the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act set to expire (again) at the end of 2020, the House Financial Services Committee isn’t wasting time in pushing its reauthorization. And neither is the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism, of which the Mortgage Bankers Association is a member.