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  MMLA's Weekly e-Newsletter!
  February 28, 2022
 "MMLA - Keeping Members Informed


MMLA Events - make your plans now to attend these educational and social events!

Be sure to visit our website calendar for all of the 2022 event dates.    Check back often for updates!

  March 2, SE Chapter "Meet-Up" Happy Hour   Come by, have a drink and say hi!  2 for 1 tickets still available!


LAST WEEK TO REGISTER!!
Get the motivation and information you need to for the Spring/Summer Sales Season.  It will be a fully interactive and engaging experience with great speakers. Topics include:  Great Customer Service, Non-QM lending, Lending in the Age of Fintech, and The 24 Hour LO.  Hope to see you LIVE AND IN PERSON March 9th!!   Click here for all the details and to reserve your spot today!  
Don't miss it and invite your sales team, customers and colleagues!

March 22 West Chapter Breakfast - Watch for registration coming soon

March 30 - Mid Chapter & WCR Mixer @ 1 North  Join the MMLA Mid Chapter and WCR Lansing Area for this fun social event!


May 23 @ Deroit Athletic Club
Spotlight your company at this highly attended event. Click here to reserve your spot and to register to attend.

Save the dates for these chapter golf outings:
June 8 - SE Chapter at Cherry Creek
June 9 - West Chapter at Thornapple Point
August 18 - Mid Chapter at College Fields Golf Club

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL EVENTS CALENDAR

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MMLA Adds 90+ New Members!!

The MMLA has added more than 90 new individual members since January 1, 2022.  Also adding 9 new corporate partners!  Click here to see the full list of new MMLA members for 2022!

If you have a collegue who is not an currently a MMLA member - invite them to join today.   If your company wants to get more exposure - a corporate partnership is a great way to do that.  Click here for all the membership options!
Members can log-in to the website here to "Find a Member" and search for the new members contact info.

Watch this video by Tim Pascarella, President of Ross Mortgage Company and MMLA State Board President ... on why MMLA membership is important!

 
MMLA Annual Lending Conference
 
The Future is Bright!
 August 3 - 5, 2022
 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel & Confernce Center
 Grand Rapids, MI

Save the date and plan to attend this great event!  
 - NEW this year - we will be offering 8 hour Con-ed class for Loan Officers on August 3, prior to the opening of the conference.  Make your plans now to get your annual LO Con-Ed required class IN PERSON at this event.  If you register for the full conference then this class is FREE for MMLA members!  

This course will be presented by Scott Weghorst CMB® MBA, President of Diehl Mortgage Training and Compliance.  Make your plans now to attend...registration coming soon!

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS SO FAR - INCLUDING HOTEL RESERVATION INFO... BOOK NOW BEFORE THE HOTEL IS SOLD OUT! 

Watch this video by Katrina Cole, Conference Chair, to see what to expect:



Join us in welcoming James Borden and Jeff Londres  of Stikkum as a new President's Club Corporate Partner!  Visit them as an exhibitor at the MMLA Sales & Technology Symposium March 9!

 

Congratulations to Andrew Clarkson, CMB  on his move to United Federal Credit Union and welcome UFCU as a new President's Club Corporate Partner! 

 

Do you have news to spotlight?  Send it to [email protected]



Fannie Mae urges new flood disclosures for homebuyers

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches New Way for the Public to Petition the Agency for Action

Fannie Mae’s February Forecast Revises Nearly Everything

CFPB & DOJ Take An Interest In Appraisal Discrimination

Freddie Mac’s January Business Remained Refinance Heavy

Russia-Ukraine Conflict May Dampen U.S. Mortgage Rates


The Department of Insurance and Financial Services has issued a new Director’s Order:

 February 23 Gregory Funding LLC 21-16604  Order Accepting Stipulation and Requiring Compliance and Payment of Fines and Stipulation to Entry of Order

 For a listing of all Director’s Orders visit http://www.michigan.gov/difs/0,5269,7-303-20594_20598---,00.html


Gov. Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Michiganders

Governor Whitmer Signs Bill Supporting Small Businesses, Other Legislation

 

Senator Gary Peters introduces GOOD NEWS: The Single-Largest-Ever Investment to Protect our Great Lakes

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WATCH THIS VIDEO BY ALLISON JOHNSTON, CMB ABOUT NOMINATING A "RISING STAR"

The MMLA "Rising Star" Recognition Program!

The Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association’s (MMLA) Rising Star Award is a prestigious designation that is awarded to the “Rising Stars” of the Michigan mortgage industry. As the mortgage industry continues to evolve, the MMLA recognizes the importance of having industry leaders involved to continue moving the mortgage industry forward. P

The MMLA is seeking nominations for this annual award which recognizes MMLA members who are achievers based on factors such as commitment to the industry, growth and advancement in position, awards and accolades, philanthropic successes, impact on the mortgage industry in Michigan, and participation in MMLA events and committees. 

Click here for all the details.  Submit your nomination no later than July 1!!


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1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores
2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves
2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves)
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons)
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves
3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources
7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
1st in Europe in terms of arable land area
3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume)
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
1st in Europe in ammonia production
Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system
3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants
3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km)
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3rd largest iron exporter in the world
4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world

PRAY FOR UKRAINE!!

Thanks to Rob Chrisman for sharing this info!