NAMB annual convention is next month
By ANNE LINEBERRY
5/13/2003

Brokers will converge on Baltimore, Maryland, next month for socializing, education and entertainment.

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) will hold their annual convention June 14-17. Speakers include Newsweek's political reporter Howard Fineman and magician Bob Higa, according to NAMB's website.

Breakout sessions, as in the past, will be separated, the site says, into Broker/Owners, focusing on successful operations and administrative work, loan originator sessions, and Account Executive sessions.

One session for brokers and originators features Mark Boersma of Synergy Solutions discussing how to handle the coming crash in the refinance business. Boersma also plans to lead a breakout session on time management. Past NAMB president Janice Hix, now with Fannie Mae, is scheduled to speak on "Strategic Tools for Business Growth."

The educational class schedule, for which CEU credits can be earned, includes classes on subprime loans adn FHA lending.

In addition to a scheduled golf tournament and opening evening bay cruise, entertainment is to include a performance by Rich Little at the Gala Dinner closing night.

Also, NAMB is offering several tours for spouses/guests including Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the Naval Academy at Annapolis and an antique shopping trip to Frederick, Maryland, the site says.

At last year's convention in Cleveland, Kansas City mortgage broker Melissa Walker was honored as the 2002 "Mortgage Broker of the Year" and InterFirst Wholesale Mortgage Lending was named "Affiliate Company of the Year."

Registration fees vary. For NAMB members, advance registration is $495, nonmembers $595. Spouses or guests are $250 in advance. At the door, members will be charged $595 and guests $300, with nonmembers $695. Classes can be paid for individually at $75 each for members and $110 for nonmembers. More information is available on the NAMB website, NAMB.org.

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