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MBA recently published the 2009 MBA Policy Agenda to Stabilize the Housing and Mortgage Markets as well as a short primer on real estate finance industry to help interested parties understand the background behind many current issues. Please click on the links below to learn more about our issues. You can also view MBA's Issue Briefs or State Mortgage Industry Fact Sheets.

The Primary Mortgage Market

Origination
Accurate Appraisals »
Automated Systems »
Brokers vs. Bankers »
Credit Protection »
Credit Unions »
Ending Mortgage Fraud »
Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Affairs »
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) »
Licensing »
RESPA »
Reverse Mortgages »
Uniform Closing »
Uniform National Standard »
Suitability Standard »
Warehouse Lending »

Loan Servicing
Bankruptcy Cramdown »
Foreclosure Prevention »
Mandatory Foreclosure Moratorium »
Vacant Property Preservation »

Mortgage Regulatory Reform
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Tax Policy

Accounting Policy

Secondary and Capital Markets

Market Transparency
Market Transparency Working Group Project Plan »

GSEs
Conforming Loan Limits Issue Brief »
Covered Bonds Issue Brief »
Defining the Boundaries of GSE Activity »
GSE Resource Center »
Regulatory Reform Proposals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac »

Ginnie Mae

FHLBs

The Multifamily Mortgage Market

Affordable Rental Housing
Multifamily Loan Limits Issue Brief

The Commercial Mortgage Market

Depreciation for Leasehold Improvements » (1/07)
Natural Disaster Catastrophe Insurance » (4/07)
Proposed Basel II and Basel IA Capital Standards » (4/07)
REMIC Modernization Issue Brief »
Term-Asset-Backed Securities Facility Issue Brief »
Terrorism Risk Insurance Implementation »

Resource Centers


2009 MBA Issue Briefs
Learn more about these issues and MBA's position on them.

Read MBA's 2009 Issue Briefs. »
Mortgage Action Alliance
Mortgage Action Alliance (MAA)
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