Judith Ricks, Ph.D.

Judith Ricks is Associate Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research at the Mortgage Bankers Association. In this role, she is responsible for developing commercial and multifamily industry surveys and reports, managing the commercial real estate forecasts, and policy development and research for mortgage markets. Ricks has extensive knowledge of mortgages markets and real estate finance. She has published dozens of economic analysis and reports for academic and policy audiences. Prior to joining MBA, Ricks was Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer and Household Research and Policy in the Office of Research at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She received a Ph.D. in economics from Syracuse University and a B.A. in economics from Vanderbilt University. Ricks also previously served as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University.