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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2019) - Mortgage applications increased 13.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janu...
Alden Knowlton Promoted to Associate Vice President of Political Affairs
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2019) - Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today announced that Alden Knowlton has earned the promotion to Associate Vice President for Political Af...
Eddy Perez, CMB, Appointed Chairman of MORPAC for 2019-2020
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 14, 2019) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced that Eduardo "Eddy" Perez, CMB, President of Equity Prime Mortgage, LLC, has been appointed chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Associati...
Jeff Taylor Appointed Chairman of MAA for 2019-2020
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 14, 2019) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today that Jeffrey "Jeff" C. Taylor, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Digital Risk, LLC, has been appointed chairman of the Mortgage Action ...
Mortgage Credit Availability Decreased in December
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2019) - Mortgage credit availability decreased in December according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from Elli...
Mortgage Applications Rebound in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2019) - Mortgage applications increased 23.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janua...
MBA Releases Third Quarter 2018 Commercial/Multifamily DataBook
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2019) - The Mortgage Bankers Association has released its third quarter of 2018 Commercial/Multifamily DataBook. Members of the media may download the DataBook directly here. The general public&n...
2019 CREF Outlook Survey: Majority of Firms Expect Originations to Increase
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2019) - Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators expect 2019 to be another strong year in lending activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2019 Commercial Real Estate Fina...
Bill Packer of American Financial Resources Named New MBA Chair of RESTECH
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2019) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that Bill Packer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR), is the new chairm...
MBA's Broeksmit Statement About FEMA Decision on NFIP
CONTACT Rob Van Raaphorst rvanraaphorst@mba.org (202) 557- 2799 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 27, 2018) - Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement today on the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Age...
Broeksmit Testifies on Housing Finance Reform
CONTACT John Mechem jmechemmba.org (202) 557- 2924 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 21, 2018) - Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) testified today before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing titled, "A Legislative Proposal to P...
Broeksmit Comments on Announcement that Joseph Otting will be Named Acting Director of FHFA
CONTACT John Mechem jmechemmba.org (202) 557- 2924 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 21, 2018) - Statement of Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), on the announcement that President Donald J. Trump will name Comptroller of the Currency Jos...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 19, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 5.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dece...
Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Climbs to New High in the Third Quarter
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2018) - The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose by $45.4 billion (1.4 percent) in the third quarter of 2018 to an all-time high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Associati...
November New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decrease 11 Percent
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for November 2018 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 11 percent from a year ago. Compare...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 12, 2018) - Mortgage applications rose 1.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December ...
Comment of Bob Broeksmit on Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
CONTACT John Mechem jmechem@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2018) - Statement of Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on the announcement that President Donald J. Trump intends to nominate Mark Calabria to be Directo...
Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in November
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 6, 2018) - Mortgage credit availability increased in November according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from...
MBA's Broeksmit Statement on Kraninger Confirmation
CONTACT Rob Van Raaphorst rvanraaphorst@mba.org (202) 557- 2799 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 6, 2018) - Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Kathleen Kraninger to be the next h...
Mortgage Applications Rise in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 5, 2018) - Mortgage applications increased 2.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending ...
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Remain Low in the Third Quarter
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 4, 2018) - Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans remained low in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily D...
IMB Profits Lag in the Third Quarter
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 29, 2018) - Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $480 on each loan they originated in the third quarter of 2018, down from a reported gain of $58...
Mortgage Applications Rise in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 28, 2018) - Mortgage applications increased 5.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nove...
MBA Celebrates Spike in Path to Diversity Scholarship Winners in 2018
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 28, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that a record number of individual employees from MBA member companies were awarded a Path to Diversity (P2D) scholarship during the 201...
Mortgage Applications Decrease Slightly in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2018) - WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 0.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage ...
MBA’s Marcia M. Davies Wins 2018 Stevie® Award for Women in Business
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2018) - Marcia M. Davies, COO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and founder of mPower, was honored as a 2018 Maverick of the Year Silver Stevie® Award winner at the 15th annual Stevie®...
October New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decrease 2.1 Percent
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for October 2018 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 2.1 percent from a year ago. Compare...
Commercial/Multifamily Originations Slowed During the Third Quarter
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2018) - A pullback in lending activity across most property types contributed to a decline in total mortgage loan originations during the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association'...
MBA's Broeksmit Comments On FHA's Annual Report to Congress
CONTACT Rob Van Raaphorst rvanraaphorst@mba.org (202) 557- 2799 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 15, 2018) - Robert D. Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 14, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 3.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nove...
Mortgage Delinquencies Up Slightly in Third Quarter of 2018
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 8, 2018) - The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.47 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter o...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 4.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Novem...
2018 Commercial/Multifamily Originations Forecast to Match 2017’s Record Year
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects commercial and multifamily originations to close the year roughly on par with the record activity seen in 2017. MBA projects commer...
Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in October
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 6, 2018) - Mortgage credit availability increased in October according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which analyzes data from Elli...
Registration Open for 2019 MISMO® Winter Summit
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 Black Knight to serve as host sponsor. Summit to focus on solving business issues and the use of emerging technologiesWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 1, 2018) - MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, announced registrat...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 2.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octob...
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Celebrates Monumental Fundraising Tally
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2018) - The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) today announced it raised $685,175 during the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2018 Annual Convention and Expo, held in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14-...
MBA: Multifamily Lending Increased 6 Percent to a New High of $285 Billion in 2017
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 25, 2018) - Strong market conditions helped fuel a 6 percent increase in multifamily lending in 2017, as lenders provided a record high $285 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or m...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 24, 2018) - Mortgage applications rose 4.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 19...
MBA Launches New Business Council for Commercial Real Estate Finance Members
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today the formation of the Capital Council, a new business council made up of commercial real estate finance professionals from MBA member firm...
Mortgage Applications Decline in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
CONTACT Adam DeSanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 17, 2018) - Mortgage applications decreased 7.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octo...
MBA’s Future Leaders Program Graduates 72 Residential and Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Professionals
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 16, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today recognized a total of 72 mortgage professionals -- 36 from the residential market segment and 36 from the commercial/multifamily market segment ...
MBA Forecast: Purchase Originations to Increase to $1.2 Trillion in 2019
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 16, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today at its 2018 Annual Convention and Expo in Washington, D.C., that it expects to see $1.24 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in...
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Announces 2018 Award Winners
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 16, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the recipients of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) annual awards, which recognize those who have made lasting contribution...
MORPAC Honors Edgar Bright, CMB, AMP, with the 2018 Distinguished Schumacher-Bolduc Award
CONTACT Rob Van Raaphorst rvanraaphorst@mba.org (202) 557- 2799 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 16, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (MORPAC) today awarded Edgar Bright, CMB, AMP, President of Standard Mortgage Corporation, with the 2018 Schumacher-Bolduc Aw...
Prepared Remarks of MBA Chairman Chris George, Founder, President and CEO of CMG Financial, at the 2018 MBA Annual Convention and Expo
CONTACT Rob Van Raaphorst rvanraaphorst@mba.org (202) 557- 2799 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2018) - Chris George, Founder, President and CEO of CMG Financial, was sworn in today as Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) during the association's 2018 Annual Convention &...
Prepared Remarks of MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, at the 2018 MBA Annual Convention and Expo
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2018) - Bob Broeksmit, CMB, MBA President and CEO, delivered the following remarks at MBA's 2018 Annual Convention and Expo in Washington, D.C. [Please Note: These are prepared remarks. Mr. Broeksm...
MBA Announces Retirement of Griff Straw from School of Mortgage Banking
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announces the retirement of Griff Straw, CMB, from the teaching faculty of the School of Mortgage Banking (SOMB). Griff, a longtime ...
MBA Honors Rich Bennion with Woodward Distinguished Service Award
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2018) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today honored Rich Bennion, Executive Vice President of HomeStreet, Inc., and HomeStreet Bank with its Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Service Award....
Peter J. Taglia, CMB, Presented with CMB Society’s Rosser Lifetime Achievement Award
CONTACT Adam De Sanctis adesanctis@mba.org (202) 557- 2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 14, 2018) - The Certified Mortgage Bankers (CMB) Society today presented Peter J. Taglia, CMB, SVP, FTN Financial Capital Assets Corporation, a subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank, with its E. Michael R...