NAMB in the Press
An Open Letter in Opposition to the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending
Act of 2007 (HR 3915)
Source: Originator Times
Byline: Scott Messina
Indexed on: 11/19/07
Mentions NAMB
New form could be protection against shady loan officers
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Byline: Lew Sichelman (United feature syndicate)
Indexed on: 11/18/07
Mentions NAMB
How Mortgage Loan Officers Get Started
Source: Realty Times
Byline: Peter G. Miller
Indexed on: 11/20/07
Quotes NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Abusive lending bill passes
Source: The Politico
Byline: Victoria McGrane
Indexed on: 11/15/07
Quotes NAMB Executive Vice President Roy DeLoach
NAMB urges legislative vigilance, prompt action
Source: Mortgage Law Central
Indexed on: 11/14/07
Mentions NAMB
Will New Law Eliminate Mortgage Brokers?
Source: Originator Times
Indexed on: 11/15/07
Mentions NAMB and quotes NAMB leaders
"Back to basics" in Mortgageland
Source: Bankrate.com
Indexed on: 11/15/07
Quotes NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
NAMB members must meet requirements for Seal by 2008
Source: Mortgage Law Central
Features NAMB’s Lending Integrity Seal of Approval
Indexed on: 11/9/07
Mortgage brokers fear 'extinction' if new bill passes
Source: Inman News
Discusses NAMB’s fight on H.R. 3915
Byline: Tom Kelly
Indexed on: 11/7/07
HR 3915 Addresses Many Aspects of Predatory and Other Mortgage Lending
Source: Mortgage News Daily.com
Mentions NAMB
Indexed on: 11/5/07
Mortgage Brokers Face Tougher Standards
Source: USA Today-featured on the front page of the Money section (section B) in the
left column
Features NAMB’s Lending Integrity Seal of Approval
Indexed on: 11/5/07
Will ethics help pick up the subprime pieces?
Source: New York Times News Service on
Byline: Bob Tedeschi
Features NAMB’s Lending Integrity Seal of Approval and quotes NAMB President
George Hanzimanolis
Indexed on: 11/5/07
Subprime Blame Game
Source: Smartmoney.com
Byline: Lisa Scherzer
Mentions NAMB
Indexed on: 11/2/07
Mortgage industry concerned about proposed reforms
Source: Portland Business Journal
Byline: Kent Hoover
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
Indexed on: 10/30/07
Democrats' New Mortgage Reform Bill Brimming with Consumer Protections
Source: Realty Times
Byline: Ken Harney
Quotes: NAMB President-elect Marc Savitt
Indexed on: 10/29/07
New standards for mortgage lenders
Source: Market Place – National Public Radio
Indexed On: 10/24/2007
Byline: Jeremy Hobson
Quoted: NAMB Executive Vice President, Roy DeLoach
Bill Would Tighten Mortgage Standards
Source: Washington Post
Indexed On: 10/23/2007
Byline: Dina ElBoghdady
Quoted: NAMB President, George Hanzimanolis
Frank's bill seeks rules for lenders
Source: Boston Globe
Indexed On: 10/23/2007
Byline: Binyamin Appelbaum
Quoted: NAMB Executive Vice President, Roy DeLoach
Proposed mortgage rules face hurdles
Source: Los Angeles Times
Indexed On: 10/23/2007
Byline: Jonathan Peterson
Quoted: NAMB Executive Vice President, Roy DeLoach
Are Builder-Lenders Better?
Source: Realty Times
Indexed On: 10/17/2007
Byline: Lew Sichelman
Quoted: President Elect Marc Savitt
Ban on bonuses for predatory loans sought
Source: The Connecticut Post
Indexed On: 10/17/2007
Byline: PETER URBAN
Quoted: Government Affairs Committee Chair Joe Falk
NAMB, Harvard Professor Dueling Over Op Ed Column
Source: Mortgage news Daily
Indexed On: 10/11/2007
Quote: President George Hanzimanolis, The Boston Globe Op-Ed Letter
Aiding Clients in Difficult Home Markets
Source: The Associated Press
Indexed On: 10/12/2007
Quote: President Elect, Marc Savitt
LEADS: Is 'mortgage meltdown' simply a return to normal?
Source: Sandusky Register
Indexed On: 10/11/2007
Byline: JIM NABORS, Citizens Bank, Sandusky
Quote: Past President Jim Nabors
Now That Housing Has Soured, Renters Are Glad They Didn't Buy
Source: The Real Estate Journal
Indexed On: 10/11/2007
Byline: Jane Hodges
Quotes: President Elect Marc Savitt
National database is in works
Source: Investment News
Byline: Rosalyn Retkwa
Quotes: NAMB, Past-President Harry Dinham, CMC, and President-elect Marc Savitt
Indexed on: 10/8/2007
U.S. taking aim at brokers
Source: Los Angeles Times
Byline: Jonathan Peterson
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Indexed on: 10/4/2007
Washington Mutual Announces New Standards for Brokers (Update3)
Source: Bloomberg News
Byline: Elizabeth Hester and Alison Vekshin
Indexed on: 10/1/2007
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
Chasm grows between home lenders and self-employed
Source: USA Today
Byline: Sandra Block
Indexed on: 10/2/2007
Quotes: NAMB President-Elect Marc Savitt
How to evaluate mortgage bail-out programs
Source: Marketwatch
Byline: Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine
Indexed on: 10/2/2007
Quotes: NAMB Secretary Kate Crawford
UPDATE 2-Rep. Barney Frank mulls mortgage reform - document
Source: Reuters
Byline: Patrick Rucker
Indexed on: 9/27/2007
Quotes: NAMB Executive Vice President Roy DeLoach
Frank Outline Would Increase Regulation Of Mortgage Industry
Source: Congress Daily
Byline: Bill Swindell
Indexed on: 9/27/2007
Quotes: NAMB Executive Vice President Roy DeLoach
Speculators Bear Brunt of Foreclosures
Source: Sun
Indexed on: 9/24/2007
Byline: Jeff German, Steve Kanigher and Alex Richards
Quotes: NAMB Vice President Jim Pair
Bush Wants to Expand Mortgage Disclosures
Source: Wall Street Journal
Byline: Deborah Solomon
Indexed on: 9/20/2007
Quotes: NAMB President-Elect Marc Savitt
The Kitchen Goes on a Diet
Source: Wall Street Journal
Byline: June Fletcher
Indexed on: 9/14/2007
Quotes: NAMB President-Elect Marc Savitt
Subprime ‘mess' puts lenders on defensive
Source: Politico
Byline: Samuel Loewenberg
Indexed on: 9/13/2007
Quotes: Past Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Mortgage brokers group adopts a code of ethics
Source: Sun
Byline: Mirabella
Indexed on: 9/13/2007
Mentions NAMB
Mortgage brokers fall on tough times
Byline: Paul Davidson
Source: Today
Quotes: NAMB President-Elect Marc Savitt
Indexed on: 8/31/2007
First Magnus fallout casts a pall over local economy
Byline: Patrick McNamera and Nick Smith
Source: Explorer Newspapers
Quotes: Jim Pair, CMC
Indexed on: 8/30/2007
Memo to Schumer: Don't Blame the Brokers
Source: Wall Street Journal
Indexed on: 8/23/2007
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis as well as NYAMB
Credit Crisis Hits Small Lenders
Source: Wall Street Journal
Byline: James Hagerty, Ruth Simon and Jonathan Karp
Indexed on: 8/15/07
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
Dems take on mortgage meltdown
Source: CNN Money
Byline: Les Christie
Indexed on: 8/13/07
Quotes: Joe Falk
Good old FHA loans make a comeback
Byline: Christine Dugas
Indexed on: 8/14/07
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
Did Big Lenders Cross The Line?
Source: BusinessWeek
Byline: Mara Der Hovanesian and Brian Grow
Indexed on: 8/10/07
Quotes: Past Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Slowdown Restricts Access to Home Loans
Source: Associated Press
Byline: Dan Seymour
Indexed on: 8/8/07
Quotes: NAMB President, George Hanzimanolis
Big-ticket mortgage rates rise
Source: CNN Money
Byline: Les Christie
Indexed on: 8/7/07
Quotes: NAMB President, George Hanzimanolis
Capital One to report cardholders' credit limits
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Byline: Ken Harney
Indexed on: 8/3/07
Quotes: Virginia “Ginny” Ferguson
Brokers vs. bankers: Can legislation create a level playing field?
Source: Broker Newswire
Byline: Amy Sullivan
Indexed on: 8/1/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham, President-Elect Marc Savitt, and Past
Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Mortgage Brokers: The salesman factor
Source: Money Magazine/CNN Money
Byline: Amanda Gengler
Indexed on: 7/26/07
Quotes: President-Elect Marc Savitt
Keep trigger leads in, lawsuit demands
Source: Broker Newswire
Byline: Amy Sullivan
Indexed on: 7/25/07
Quotes: NAMB Credit Scoring Subcommittee Chair Virginia “Ginny” Ferguson
Borrower boosters
Should you seek rewards for on-time loan payments?
Source: Marketwatch
Byline: Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine
Indexed on: 7/24/07
Quotes: NAMB Secretary Kate Crawford
Wall Street - not the Fed - keeps subprime in line
Source: CNN Money
Byline: Les Christie
Indexed on: 7/18/07
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis
Loan Brokers Lose Share, But Still Rule the Market
Source: Realty Times
Byline: Lew Sichelman
Indexed on: 7/18/07
Mentions NAMB
More Action RE: Subprime Lending and Mortgage Regulation
Source: Mortgage Daily News
Indexed on: 7/17/07
Mentions NAMB’s support of a National Registry
Dinham: Past Year Good For NAMB
Source: Origination News
Indexed on: 7/17/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham and NAMB President George
Hanzimanolis
Republican lawmaker introduces subprime legislation
Source: Reuters
Byline: John Poirier and Patrick Rucker
Indexed on: 7/12/07
Quotes: NAMB Executive Vice President Roy DeLoach
Minority Families Face Wave of Foreclosures
Source: Marketwatch
Byline: Ruth Mantell
Indexed on: 7/10/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Ending the piggyback express
Credit-score revamp won't halt mortgage fraud, experts say
Source: Marketwatch
Byline: Lew Sichelman
Indexed on: 7/8/07
Quotes: NAMB Credit Scoring Subcommittee Chair Virginian “Ginny” Ferguson
Mortgage Brokers See New Future
Source: Realty Times
Byline: Lew Sichelman
Indexed on: 7/4/07
Quotes: NAMB President George Hanzimanolis and NAMB Past President Harry
Dinham
Mortgage Lending's Benevolent Bureaucracy
Source: Forbes.com
Byline: Matthew Swibel
Indexed on: 7/6/07
Mentions NAMB
THE MIDDLEMEN
Mortgage Mess Shines Light on Brokers' Role
Source: Wall Street Journal
Byline: Ruth Simon and James Hagerty
Indexed on: 7/5/07
Quotes: Past Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Mortgage brokers are in Congress' sights
Source: McClathy Newspapers
Byline: Kevin G. Hall
Indexed on: 7/4/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Revitalizing the Federal Housing Administration
Source: Mortgage Originator
Byline: James Hennessy
Indexed on: 7/3/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
NAMB Wants Government Run Registry
Source: Realty Times
Byline: Lew Sichelman
Indexed on: 6/13/07
Features NAMB
Special Report: Condo Lending
Source: Daily Business Review
Byline: Jaime O. Hernandez
Indexed on: 6/11/07
Quotes: Past Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Lenders Crack Down After Subprime Collapse
Source: News and World Report
Byline: Alison Go
Indexed on: 6/7/07
Quotes: NAMB President-Elect Marc Savitt
Brokers, lenders head for standoff on subprime risk
Source: Reuters
Byline: Al Yoon
Indexed on: 6/6/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
'Piggybacking' Roils Credit Industry
Source: Associated Press
Byline: J.W. Elphinstone
Indexed on: 6/4/07
Quotes: NAMB Credit Scoring Subcommittee Chair Virginia “Ginny” Ferguson
Wow, I could've had a prime mortgage: Why many borrowers who qualified for
prime-rate loans wound up with subprimes instead.
Source: CNN Money
Byline: Les Christie
Indexed on: 5/30/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Jim Nabors
Mortgage Telemarketing Gets Scrutiny
Source: Associated Press
Byline: Brian Bergstein (AP Technology Writer)
Indexed on: 5/29/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Mortgage Brokers: Friends or Foes?
Source: Wall Street Journal
Byline: James Hagerty
Indexed on: 5/24/07
Quotes: Past Legislative Chair Joe Falk
Lawmakers seek to protect borrowers
Source: The Politico
Indexed on: 5/24/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Trade Barbs
Source: Associated Press
Byline: Alan Zibel
Indexed on: 5/22/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Currency Comptroller Chastises Lenders
Source: Associated Press
Byline: Alan Zibel
Indexed on: 5/23/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham
Mortgage bankers group chief cautions against excessive rules
Source: New York Times
Byline: Times Staff and Wire Reports
Indexed on: 5/23/07
Quotes: NAMB Past President Harry Dinham