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Statement of Bob Broeksmit on Committee Approval of Mark Calabria’s Nomination to be Director...
Statement of Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), on the approval of the nomination of Mark Calabria
MBA Releases New White Paper: The Rising Role of the Independent Mortgage Bank –...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released a white paper, The Rising Role of the Independent Mortgage Bank - Benefits and Policy Implications, which emphasizes
MISMO® Seeks Public Comment on New Standards for Remote Online Notarizations
MISMO®, the mortgage industry's standards organization, announced that new standards for remote online notarizations (RON) have been released for a 60-dayday public comment
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 3.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
Six Executives Appointed to MISMO Board of Directors
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), parent corporation of MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, announced today the appointments of seven new members
Mortgage Delinquencies Dropped to 18-Year Low in the Fourth Quarter of 2018
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.06 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Maturity Volumes to Increase 8 Percent in 2019
$110.5 billion of the $1.9 trillion (6 percent) of outstanding commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2019, according to the Mortgage
MBA Forecast: Commercial and Multifamily Originations to Hold Firm in 2019
Steady commercial real estate markets, along with equity and debt availability, are expected to keep commercial and multifamily mortgage originations roughly on par with the volumes seen
2018 Ends on a High Note with a 14 Percent Rise in Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing
A strong final three months of the year helped commercial and multifamily mortgage originations increase by three percent in 2018, according to preliminary estimates from the Mortgage Bankers
Mortgage Applications Decline in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending
MISMO® Seeks Input on New Standardized Loan Application Dataset
MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, is seeking industry participants to collaborate on developing a standardized loan dataset that will correspond with the new Uniform Residential Loan
MBA Presents PNC Bank with Commercial/Multifamily Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced at its 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo that PNC Bank has been awarded
MBA Releases 2018 Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers' volumes (as of December 31, 2018) here today at the 2019
Tallman Johnson Joins MBA as Associate Vice President of Legislative Affairs
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today that Tallman Johnson has joined MBA as Associate Vice President of Legislative Affairs. In this role, he will be responsible for advocating
Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in January
Mortgage credit availability increased in January according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 2.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
MBA’s Broeksmit Statement on U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Crapo’s Housing Finance Reform Principles
Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued the following statement in response to today's release of principles for housing finance reform by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending
MBA Publishes Primer on Evolving Issues for LIBOR Transition Affecting Commercial Real Estate Finance
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released a primer designed to provide members and the commercial real estate finance industry with an introduction to potential transition
MBA Board of Directors Rallies to Support Opens Doors Foundation in 2018
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) today announced it received more than $1.13 million in donations in 2018 from members and member companies of the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA)