Issue

Focus

Description

January

Business Outlook

The latest economic forecast from MBA's top economists. The outlook for rates, volumes, inventories and starts. Includes a special in-depth commercial/multifamily section.

February

Servicing

Latest news and trends in servicing. Highlights delinquency/foreclosure trends, loss mitigation strategies, outsourcing and subservicing.

Includes MB Tech Special Section

March

Technology

Latest technology and how it's being used by lenders, servicers and settlement providers. Profiles leading tech companies and includes in-depth examinations of companies spearheading the quest for paperless mortgages.

April

Secondary Market

The restoration of the private secondary market in the wake of 2007 events. Looks at new growth in the conforming and government secondary mortgage markets.

May

Compliance Trends/Legal Issues

The status of mortgage banking laws at the state and federal levels, and how lenders and servicers are managing their compliance risks.

Includes MB Tech Special Section

June

Origination Strategies

Profiles lenders that are thriving in the current down market and the strategies behind their success.

July

Commercial/Multifamily

The best markets for commercial and multifamily lending and the outlook for real estate fundamentals in the office, apartment, hotel, retail and industrial markets.

August

Delinquency/Default Management

What servicers are doing to help borrowers avoid foreclosure and the tools and tactics they are using to rescue borrowers facing dramatic payment increases.

September

Legislative/Regulatory

The new landscape of mortgage-related laws and regulations from both state and federal perspectives. The latest round of new requirements in the wake of the subprime market's problems.

Includes MB Tech Special Section

October

Industry Trends

The latest trends determining the winners and losers in the mortgage industry. Industry consolidation, price competition and the economic outlook.

November

Wholesale/Correspondent Lending

Lenders still actively pursuing wholesale and correspondent lending and how their programs and products have changed in the wake of the dramatic tightening in the alt-A, subprime and jumbo private secondary markets.

December

Consumer-Direct/Retail Lending

Lenders that are thriving through the direct-consumer lending channel, including small community banks and credit unions, online lending specialists and servicers pursuing effective retention efforts through call centers and other means.

Includes MB Tech Special Section