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Underwriting steers the loan through the complicated analysis of various risks with the goal of producing a mortgage that minimizes such risks to the permanent investor. Accuracy and efficiency in the underwriting process are essential elements in minimizing risk to your company. The processes used to analyze elements of a loan application are constantly changing due to technological advances, new regulation and new loan products. Stay current with industry changes through MBA’s numerous programs and products for underwriters.

CampusMBA Education

Certificates and Designations
Residential Underwriter Achievement Certificate
Residential Underwriter Professional Certificate (CRU Level II)
Certified Residential Underwriter (CRU) Specialist Designation
Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) Specialist Designation
Residential Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) Designation
Executive Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) Designation
Master Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) Designation

Instructor-led Programs
Classroom Based
FHA Fundamentals Workshop
FHA Underwriting and Operations Workshop
33 Hour SAFE Comprehensive: School of Mortgage Banking, Course I (Course ID: 1195)
School of Mortgage Banking, Course II
School of Mortgage Banking, Course III
The Complete Mortgage Banker
Understanding Reverse Mortgages Workshop

LIVE Online Workshops
FHA Bimonthly LIVE Online Conference
FHA LIVE Online Workshop Series
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
Financial Services Regulatory Reform LIVE Online Workshop Series
- Part 1: Overview of Bill
- Part 2: Title XIV
- Part 3: Secondary and Servicing Market Issues
- Part 4: Powers of the New Bureau
- Part 5: New Legal Liabilities
RESPA Review Bimonthly LIVE Online Workshop
Reverse Mortgage LIVE Online Workshop Series (three part series)

Guided Web-based

Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) Prep Course
Closing, Post Closing and Insuring FHA Loans
FHA Basic and Advanced Case Studies
FHA Fundamentals
VA Fundamentals

Publications
Basic Books — 3 Volume Set
Basic Books — 4 Volume Set
Mortgage Banking Terms: A Working Glossary
Residential Mortgage Banking Basics

Web-based Courses
Appraisal 101
Basic Appraisal Underwriting
Construction to Permanent Loans
Essentials of Residential Underwriting
Ethical Decision Making for Mortgage Bankers
Ethics in Mortgage Lending
Fair Lending Essentials
Introduction to Manufactured Housing
Mortgage Banking Primer
Tax Return Analysis: The Bottom Line
Tax Return Basics: Show Me the Money!
Underwriting Alternative Lending Products
Underwriting Capstone 101
Underwriting Capstone 201
Underwriting Manual Mortgages & Caution Loans
Underwriting Manufactured Housing
When Bad Things Happen to Good Properties

Conventions and Conferences
98th Annual Convention & Expo
Commercial Real Estate / Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo
National Policy Conference
Quality Assurance & Residential Underwriting Conference

Publications and Electronic Newsletters
Mortgage Banking Magazine
MBA NewsLink

Research and Economics
Forecasts and Commentaries
Monthly Economic and Finance Forecasts and Commentaries

Products and Surveys
HMDA Data Customized Reports (Data On Demand Service)
National Deliquency Survey
- One-year subscription
- Single copy
- Historical data
Weekly Applications Survey
- One-year subscription
- Historical data

Company Performance Data
Mortgage Bankers Performance Report: Revenue, Cost and Volume Statistics for Non-depository institutions
- One-year subscription to Quarterly reports
- Single copy of Annual report
MBA / STRATMOR Peer Group Survey Program
- For information visit www.mbastratmor.com.
The Mortgage Banking Compensation Survey Program
- For more information visit www.mclagan.com or call (203) 602-1234.


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