The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced the nomination of Christine Chandler to serve as the organization’s vice chairwoman for the 2024 membership year. Chandler is executive vice president, chief credit officer and chief operating officer with M&T...
I was on YouTube the other day and came upon a 1959 interview where Mike Wallace introduced Ayn Rand to the American television audience. During the interview, Rand declared, “I am for an absolute, laissez-faire, free, unregulated economy. Let me put it briefly: I’m...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of this year. Within this sector, the delinquency rate was highest for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) at 3%, an increase...
Americans were not rushing to fill out mortgage applications last week. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending May 26 compared to...
A trade association leader takes aim at Washington, a regulator tries to blame her bad judgment on reporters and an Alabama city with a troubled past displays a glorious present. Looking into the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for...
Massachusetts High Court Upholds Transit-Zoning Mandate for 177 Communities
