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MBA Reports Commercial/Multifamily Originations Down in Q4

Washington, DC – February 4, 2008 – Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers’ loan originations fell on a year-over-year basis in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. Fourth quarter originations were sixteen percent lower than during the same period last year.

MBA’s “Stop the Cram Down Resource Center” Puts a Price Tag on Bankruptcy Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jan. 15, 2007 – A proposed change in the bankruptcy law that would allow bankruptcy judges to unilaterally change the terms of mortgage contracts would cost home buyers across the country hundreds of dollars every month and thousands of dollars a year, according to a new resource on MBA’s website

CampusMBA Launches Robust “Enterprise Certification Program”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 11, 2008 – CampusMBA, the award winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today launched the Enterprise Certification Program, a specialized and comprehensive bundle of top tier, certification-based and results-oriented learning solutions designed to elevate and uphold a company’s quality and excellence.

Register Today for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2008 National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo– ‘Building Together for Tomorrow’

As current market conditions dictate changes to the way companies do business, now is the time for servicing professionals to pool knowledge, information, resources and discover new ways to increase operating efficiencies

Mortgage Applications Surge In Latest MBA Weekly Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 05, 2007 – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 30, 2007. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 791.8, an increase of 22.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from 646.3 one week earlier

MBA Hails Paulson’s Plan for Tax Exempt Bonds for Mortgage Refis

Washington, DC – December 3, 2007 – Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) applauded a proposal unveiled today by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to expand tax-exempt qualified mortgage bond programs to refinance existing loans. Under current law, these tax exempt bond programs can only be used to support purchase loans.

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