11:30 am, "Up North Classic" Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament at Wolverine Course - Scramble format so all level of players are welcome! Golfers must be at their cart by 11:30 a.m. for the 12:00 pm shotgun start!!

Includes: Golf, cart, contests, lunch, drinks   Click here to register and all the details.

Grab your registration nametag and check-in for the conference now in the resort's main lobby!

Start the confrence off with a great outdoor dinner.  Since we all have not traveled outside the country - we are brining the international flavors to this fun and casual dinner.  To be held outside on the Plaza - weather permitting!  Golf awards presented here!  

Meet with our Expo vendors and network before the busy day begins.  Bring your registration materials and enjoy a full, hot buffet breakfast. 

Exhibitors will be set up through the last business session of the day.
View and bid on Silent Auction items - benefitting MORBANPAC!

MMLA President         Conference Chairperson
Deborah Herdman      Kate McDougall

8:45 am Business Session 1

Opening Keynote - Ginger Bell
Creating a Post COVID Strategy Plan

The shift to telework and telebusiness brought on by the COVID-19 crisis has forever changed how we do business.  But how do you move forward?  What should you be doing to keep the positives of telebusiness and blend it in with impactful communication and marketing strategies? 

Join, Best-selling Author and Emmy Award Winning Producer, Ginger Bell, CEO, Edumarketing as she shares how to create a communication and marketing strategy plan to transition into post COVID.

In this session, Ginger will discuss:

• How to create a post-Covid strategy plan to bring employees back to the office.
• What should you do about allowing vendors to visit your office
• How to prepare your staff for visiting offices
• Communication and marketing strategies to keep customers and partners engaged
• How to successfully incorporate video into your communication strategy
• How and when to engage with consumers at various stages of the sales process
• Strategies to leverage your expertise and educate buyers

9:45 am - Exhibitor Showcase 

Hear from Exhibitors and Sponsors to lear more about thier products and services.  

Visit exhibitors and catch up with colleagues
View and bid on Silent Auction items - benefitting MORBANPAC!

10:15 am Business Session 2

Bill Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association
DC Perspective - Leg & Reg Update

Hear all the latest legislative and regulatory updates from the MBA and Capitol Hill.  What is happeing with CFPB, The Fed, relief bills...he will cover it all!

11:00 am - Break

Visit exhibitors and catch up with colleagues
View and bid on Silent Auction items - benefitting MORBANPAC!

11:15 am Business Session 3

 Ari Karen, Offit Kurman   
 Compliance with New Federal Programs

Fair Lending, Equity, Inclusion, Equality...these are all issues that will be part of many regulations coming from the Biden Administration this year and beyond.  It will change residential lending as we know it today.  In this session, Ari Karen will be discussing many of these new regulations and what you need to know to stay compliant not just for consumers but within your company.

12:00 pm  Lunch Break

Visit with exhibitors, network and watch as we have our
(Box lunch is provided)
View and bid on Silent Auction items - benefitting MORBANPAC!

12:30  Business Session 4

Brian Stevens,  Speaker, Trainer, Business Coach

HOT TOPICS - What you are hearing and reaading about!!

Brian will give a virtual presentation - discussing the "Hot Topics" of the day in the mortgage world.  His energy and enthusiasm will invigorate you!   Don't miss this unfiltered and timely discussion!

1:30 Break

1:45 pm Keynote Speaker

Closing Keynote
Mark Ostach, Author and Speaker
Embracing Change While Staying Resilient

  Hear from Mark on how change can have a major impact on the culture of an organization. Demonstrating empathy for the changes your team is going through and providing them with ways to restore energy and focus are critical – especially when dealing with an uncertain future.
In Mark’s talk, he will provide ways for your organization to stay resilient and paint a vision for a path forward into 2021 and beyond.

3:00 - 6:30 pm FREE TIME

Catch up on calls, meet with friends and customers or relax before the big evening festivities begin!  Take advantage of the resort amenities and spend some time visiting the area.  

Check out all the fun activities and things to do at the resort!

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

President’s Reception and Dinner - Enjoy a wonderful cocktail reception and lavish dinner.   Meet new contacts or visit with old friends.   

Make your final bids on the MORBANPAC Auction items.

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The Donny Rod Show!!!  

Stay after dinner for some great entertainment by Donny Rod - a Rod Stewart Tribute Artist.  “The Donny Rod Show” is a special salute to Rod Stewart. His looks, personality, and sound bare an uncanny resemblance to Rod Stewart, making you feel like you are watching the legend himself. As Rod Stewart, Donnie will go back to the songs of Rod’s earlier years with the Jeff Beck Group and Faces moving forward in time to the songs of his “Great American Song Books”. Donnie has performed on stage all over the country, from large concert halls to small venues.  Keep the cocktails going and enjoy the show!

Have some breakfast and get your final networking time in.

9:00 - 10:45 am Business Session 5

“Michigan Real Estate Panel”   Join this session as we have a representatives from all areas of the mortgage lending process discussing the current housing climate, how their business has changed over the last year and what to expect coming next.  

We have assembled a great group of professionals, “experts” in their own segment of the industry.  They are:

• Moderator (Dan Grzywacz CMB, Mortgage 1, Inc.)
• Appraisal professional (Mike Kirk, Equity Solutions USA)
• Home insurance professional (Jeff Meinert, The Brouwers Agency, LLC )
• Mortgage insurance professional (Maureen Townson, Enact Mortgage Insurance)
• Mortgage lender professional (Mike Fontana, Guaranteed Rate)
• Real estate professional (E’toile Libbett, President Realtors Association)
• Title company professional (Mario Castillo, Transnation Title)
• Home Builders professional (Dawn Crandall,  Home Builders Association of Michigan)