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| Debra W. Still |
WASHINGTON, DC – Mortgage Bankers Association Opens Doors
Foundation (MBA Opens Doors) today announced that it has secured more than
$735,000 in pledged donations at, or associated with, MBA’s 2015 Annual
Convention.
“Opens Doors is thrilled
at the incredible outpouring of support from so many different corners of the
real estate finance and housing industry,” said Debra W. Still, CMB, Chairman of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation and
President and CEO of Pulte Mortgage.
“Eight of the nation’s
largest homebuilders, along with large depository institutions, community
banks, independent mortgage bankers, residential firms, commercial/multifamily
firms, and many more companies and individuals all made generous contributions
to our efforts.”
“Because of our success at
MBA’s 2015 Annual Convention, Opens Doors will begin its new fiscal year with
an opportunity to help many more families in need. When we join together, we send a very strong
message that all members of the real estate finance community are committed to
sustainable housing and giving back,” Still continued.
Eight of the nation’s
largest homebuilders and their in-house lending companies contributed a total
of $170,000. These include PulteGroup and Pulte Financial Services, CalAtlantic
Homes and CalAtlantic Financial Services, K. Hovnanian Homes and K. Hovnanian
American Mortgage, LLC, Lennar Homes and Universal American Mortgage Company
(UAMC), Taylor Morrison and Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Meritage Homes and
MTH Mortgage, D.R. Horton, Inc. and DHI Mortgage Company, and Richmond American
and HomeAmerican Mortgage.
Companies represented on
MBA’s Board of Directors contributed a total of $380,000. These include CMG
Foundation, Bank of America, Cornerstone HomeLending, Inc., CoreLogic, Inc.,
FNF: Fidelity National Financial/Black
Knight Financial Services/ServiceLink, First American Title Insurance Company,
M&T Bank, Quicken Loans, Inc., Radian Guaranty Inc., SunTrust Mortgage,
Inc., U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, CBRE Capital Markets,
Colonial Savings, EverBank, McLean Mortgage Corporation, Alliance Home Loans,
HomeStreet Bank, VantageScore Solutions, LLC.
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| Sheryl Crow |
Additional members of the
real estate finance community including SWBC Mortgage Corporation, Guild
Mortgage Company, Pingora Asset Management LLC, Wallick & Volk, Genworth,
MGIC - Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation contributed a total of $140,000.
Individual and corporate
attendees of MBA’s Annual Convention and Expo contributed over $45,000 by
making donations and pledges at the Foundation’s donor reception and the
Tuesday morning general session, bidding in an online auction, purchasing extra
tickets for special convention events, and bidding on a guitar signed by musician
Sheryl Crow, who performed for
convention attendees.
Opens Doors is currently
able to pass 100 percent of the donations it receives on to families in need of
assistance. The Foundation's ongoing relationship with Washington, D.C.'s
Children's National Medical Center and more recently Children's Hospital
Colorado, provides partner organizations to help identify potential grant
recipients.
Opens Doors is a 501(c)(3)
organization and all contributions are tax deductible. For more information about the Foundation or
to make a donation, please go to www.mbaopensdoors.org.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Ali Ahmad
(202) 557-2727
