Affordable Housing: CONVERGENCE®
CONVERGENCE is driving collective action with lenders, other industry participants and government partners to facilitate new solutions to our nation's rental and housing affordability challenges. Using a unified approach, CONVERGENCE promotes more sustainable, affordable homes for purchase and rental, with a focus on underserved people and communities.
How to Get Involved
News About CONVERGENCE
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MBA Affordable Housing Partner Spotlight: Chrissi Rhea of Mortgage Investors Group
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MBA Appoints Victor Calanog of Manulife Investment Management Vice-Chair of 2024 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council
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MBA NewsLink Q&A with Daron Tubian of Barings, Chair of the 2024 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council
Ideas in Action
2025 CONVERGENCE Annual Report
CONVERGENCE is a bold initiative to expand homeownership by leveraging the collective strength of community partners. In 2025, CONVERGENCE partners and stakeholders continued to make meaningful progress by hosting community events, launching pilot programs, and developing creative strategies to broaden homeownership opportunities. This report highlights key milestones and accomplishments from across the network.
Solving This Together
"Housing affordability is an issue facing millions of Americans, both those who rent and those who want to buy a home. There is no easy solution. The only way we are going to solve this is by getting lenders together with policymakers, consumer advocates, community leaders, and other stakeholders, and using our collective knowledge and experience to find the answers."
Steve O'Connor, Architect of MBA’S CONVERGENCE Initiative
Contact Us
Interested in partnering with us or want more information? Contact us at [email protected].