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"We support and encourage our membership to engage in fair, affordable housing initiatives that promote home ownership for all segments of the community."
Welcome Members! Be sure to take some time and explore. We have added a lot more content and features to make this site more useful.
The Membership section contains information on the benefits of membership as well as information on how to become a member and an application.
Check out what's going on under Calendar and Events which also includes an archive of information on past events. You can now register for events online as well as make your reservations to our monthly meetings. Another new feature of this section is the ability to pay with PayPal!
Check out associated industries and agency with our Links, meet or contact our Board of Directors and see what’s happening on our Committees. Lastly but not less important is our Constitution and Canon of Ethics to which all our members must subscribe.
We welcome your feedback and input which may be sent to (link) and hope you enjoy the changes!
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Why be an Active Member in your MBA
Jon Stacy
2010 President
(614) 339-1209
jstacy@usavingsbank.com
Since I was elected as the President of the Columbus Mortgage Bankers I
have been asked a number of times -- Why should I be a member? I feel that
there are four main reasons:
1) To further educate yourself on your industry.
2) To help educate the consumers on our industry.
3) To give back to the community
4) Network with your peers
The mortgage industry has changed so much in the last few years. To help
with our continuing education, our monthly luncheons include a guest
speaker who is a professional in some capacity of our industry. In the last
few years we have had representatives from the national and state Mortgage
Banker’s Association, the Director of Ohio Housing Finance Agency,
Representatives from HUD, Richard Cordray, Appraisers, PMI Trainers,
The Ohio Attorney General, and Congressman Pat Tiberi just to name a few.
Our featured speakers give us an insight that we wouldn’t normally have.
You also have the opportunity to talk with them and ask your own questions.
Education of the public has always been a strong focus of CMBA. We have
a committee called Money Matters whose sole purpose is to educate young
adults. We stress the importance of establishing and maintaining good credit,
thereby allowing them to obtain a good financial standing and maintain it all
through their lives. This project targets Columbus City Schools at the high
school level and works in conjunction with the Columbus Board of
Education and "Life Studies" teachers. Our trained association members
volunteer their time to teach classes about credit to junior and senior high
school students. We can use your expertise in this area to help these young
adults get a good start with their financial training.
Giving back to the community is a source of pride for our association. We
feel very deeply about Habitat for Humanity. This year we had over 20
people spend a day helping build a home for a person in need. In addition
to their time spent, we also have the financial backing of several member
companies. I would like to thank Wells Fargo for their generous donation to
Habitat this year.
The opportunity to network with other professionals in the mortgage
business can help you stay up with the new changes in programs, what your
competition has to offer, and what your business partners are experiencing.
These partners are not just mortgage originators but Title and Mortgage
Insurance account representatives, legal professionals, Realtors and
Appraisers.
I highly recommend becoming a member of the Columbus Mortgage
Bankers Association. This is a good group of mortgage professionals -
people to have as a support system when you have questions or need some
help. Give us a try. I guarantee it will be time well spent.
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