Issue

Focus

Description

January

Business Outlook

The 2010 housing and mortgage market forecast from MBA's top economists. Together with a special section covering the commercial real estate finance market. [The issue is distributed at MBA's Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo.]

February

Servicing Trends

The outlook for delinquencies and foreclosures and the latest on how servicers are managing loan-modification programs and other foreclosure-prevention efforts. [The issue is distributed at MBA's National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo.]

March

Fraud/Legal Issues

An examination of how fraud is affecting the mortgage business and some tools designed to prevent it. Also, a review of some important legal topics of critical interest to lenders.

Includes MB Tech Special Section

April

Technology

A review of the latest technology helping lenders streamline their business, manage risks and cut costs. We also feature the 2010 group of IT All-Stars, our annual tribute to leading mortgage technologists. [This issue is distributed at MBA's National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo, as well as at MBA's National Fraud Issues Conference and MBA's Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference.]

May

Secondary Market

A look at how the rebuilding of the private secondary market is going, and a close examination of the current state of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [This issue is distributed at MBA's National Secondary Market Conference, as well as at MBA's Government Housing Conference and MBA's CREF/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference.]

June

Origination Strategies

The outlook for the residential purchase market as housing markets begin to return to normal, along with profiles of successful lenders that are thriving into today's lean origination environment. [This issue is distributed at MBA's Presidents Conference.]

Includes MB Tech Special Section

July

FHA/VA Lending

A look at the new leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and how it is managing the revitalized Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs for single-family and multifamily housing. Also, some perspective on how long the spike in government lending is likely to last.

August

Servicing/Modifications

A new report card on how servicers are handling the massive pipeline of borrowers needing loan modifications and the mountain of rules on how they must be done.

September

Legislative/Regulatory Issues

Assessing regulatory reform and how the mortgage industry will be changed as a result of a massive rewriting of the rules. Also, a glimpse at how new licensing rules, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) are affecting business. [This issue is distributed at MBA's Regulatory Compliance Conference and MBA's Quality Assurance/Residential Underwriting Conference.]

Includes MB Tech Special Section

October

Industry Trends

Our annual issue assessing the big-picture trends in the mortgage industry. We will evaluate the strength of the housing recovery, explore winners and losers in the new competitive environment and consider the future of the private secondary market. [This issue is distributed at MBA's 97th Annual Convention & Expo.]

November

Retail/Wholesale/Correspondent

We examine the production channels to see whether wholesale has staged a comeback, whether banks and credit unions have grabbed share with their retail branch superiority, and whether online lending has gained a following. [This issue is distributed at MBA's Accounting, Tax and Financial Analysis Conference.]

December

Valuation/Home-Price Trends

We see how appraisal-management companies are doing under the HVCC and size up the best home-price indexes. We also look at markets where home prices look encouraging.

Includes MB Tech Special Section