Welcome to the IMBA Website!
The Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association (IMBA) was organized in 1958 as a trade association in the real estate finance industry. The mission of the IMBA is to provide services, support, and information to its members, and to promote sound and ethical business practices consistent with industry standards.
President's Message
It
was great to see so many friends and meet several more at the Convention
this year. Hats off to the Committee and Al for providing alot of value with
Brian Chappelle, John Frederick, Diehl & Associates, Rob Couch, Tom
Dinwiddie, Freddie Mac, IHCDA, Rural Housing and VA. Also, congratulations
on building the first panel discussion with our real estate industry
partners in appraisals, real estate sales and the builders.
We are fortunate to have such key national and important local players come to our convention to bring us the latest industry information and that perspective you just can’t get any other way. Also, your association already has the dates ‘booked’ and you can put on your 2011 calendar next year’s convention as it is set for June 8th and 9th, back at the Columbia Club! We’ve had good feedback on this location and they’ve agreed to hold all pricing to IMBA firm for the next two years, including the $109 rooms!
The theme for this year is Legacy which, simply put, means making a difference in the lives of those around you that leaves a footprint! In our industry, it can be as simple as mentoring a young person you work with. In our organization it can be bringing in a member, volunteering for the Future Leaders Team, the Convention Committee, or getting involved with the Board. It is through these things we give back and yet gain tremendously. We have yet to have someone say they have done these things and not feel rewarded, and, that the time was not very well spent! On the contrary, these activities enhance a person’s experience in this great business of ours!
This year promises to be a good one, with many new exciting directions for the organization. Many of these are focused on increasing the value and building membership (up to 100 company members once again!) with an enhanced education calendar, a more effective/efficient web site, building out the infrastructure of the organization, and, with the Future Leaders / Indiana MBA project.
Our goal is for the Future Leaders Team to build the Future Leaders Program this year. With a team of seasoned industry folks, we will strengthen and build the relationships our organization has with legislators, regulators and other industry players. The plan is that the group should be at least 8 and probably no more than 12 and volunteers are being accepted.* I can guarantee you that this will be something you will enjoy and remember building. Next year we will welcome in our first Future Leaders Group which will be made up of young folks from our member companies and banks that management level or have high management potential and interest in the program. The class will be small enough to encourage interaction between colleagues, and the participants will have the opportunity to meet with legislators, regulators and other key industry leaders, participating in these high level activities that will broaden their perspective and encourage their continued involvement in the organization.
The prior boards and the organization have done much in the past 52 years and many of the folks like Tom Dinwiddie, Gary Avery, Bill Davis, Jerry Hays, Kathy Peck, Chris Shrader, Mary Travis, and many others, have served to build the organization, and this program is designed to capitalize on and expand on their efforts and accomplishments, serving the next generation of members in the real estate lending community, just starting their careers.
Ok, for homework, think about what your Legacy will be in the IMBA? How can you make a contribution that “pays forward” what others have contributed to your success?
Some of the answers might be; bringing in a new member, volunteering for Future Leaders, the Convention or Education Committees, or the Board, or, create your own idea or project. We welcome new ideas!
Thank you for your membership and support, and, here’s to a great 2010-11 for the Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association!
Scott Weghorst, CRMP
Envoy Mortgage
250 East 96th Street, Suite 125
Indianapolis, IN 46240
sweghorst@envoymtg.com
Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association
P. O. Box 596
Fishers, Indiana 46038-0596
Phone: (317) 773-7344
Fax: (317) 773-7354
inmba@sbcglobal.net
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