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The CEO of SWBC Mortgage discusses her top priorities for the Mortgage Bankers Association, the election, the CFPB's seasoned QM proposal and what to expect at this week's conference.

There will be no cocktail parties, breakfasts, lunches and dinners at this year's annual convention for the Mortgage Bankers Association. Instead of industry folks traveling to Chicago as was planned, arranging meet and greets in the exhibit halls, participants will sit in front of their computers in homes scattered across the country, thanks to the precautions created by the pandemic.

Strong mortgage and capital markets activity helped offset credit costs and one-time items in the third quarter at Citizens Financial Group. In a period of low rates, CEO Bruce Van Saun says he’d like to buy more fee-generating businesses.

As financial distress mounted, 12.4% of mortgagors missed payments across the second and third quarters of 2020 — and it could get worse, according to a study from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

This year will top the total volume generated in the housing boom year of 2003. Meanwhile, next year's 30-year FRM is predicted to stay at 2.8%.

The events of 2020 have only served to accelerate a number of potentially disruptive trends among consumers when it comes to banking and financial services — What does the emerging future of consumer and retail banking now look like?

Jane Fraser, President of Citigroup and CEO of Global Consumer Bank, shares her thoughts on becoming the firm’s next CEO, expresses her gratitude for the outpouring of support she’s received, and pays homage to all the women who have paved the path before her.

The company expects to get between $17 and $19 per share.

The agreement with Florida ends the saga that began in April 2017, when several states sued the company. However, the CFPB's case filed at the same time remains active.