Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit criticized the Biden administration for working against the best interests of housing market professionals, observing that “it sometimes feels like it is attacking you directly and injuring the...
John B. Johnson, the co-founder and former CEO of MortgageAmerica Inc., passed away on April 15 at the age of 84. Johnson began his mortgage banking career began in 1966 at Colonial Mortgage Company, where he rose through the ranks to become chief operating officer....
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced its opposition to a Biden administration plan to impose a 10% cap on annual rent hikes on properties that rely on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). In a press statement, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit...
Attacks on realtors by the Wall Street Journal and President Biden, a pair of unusual HUD endeavors and Chicago voters rejecting the “mansion tax.” From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 18-22....
The head of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of being both “politically motivated” and ignorant regarding the closing costs process in homebuying. On Friday, the CFPB published a blog...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
