About the Maryland Association of Mortgage Brokers

MEMBERSHIP	The Membership Committee is comprised of 11 MAMB members whose work is to promote diversity and activities among the members to enhance the services members can offer one another. Membership recommends to the Board of Directors activities that would be of interest to our members and, to create awareness among members of the activities offered by MAMB. We promote that active participation in our mortgage profession can lead to enhancing your business professionalism among your peers and the community as a quality provider of residential lending services.
MEMBER SERVICES & BENEFITS	This Committee searches for value added services and discounts for Brokers by developing affiliations with outside vendors and service providers. These affiliations will bring discounts to our members as well as in certain circumstrances generate income in order to support the association.
EDUCATION	The Education Committee is comprised of 10 MAMB members, your peers, who are committed to providing classes to enhance and improve your business. MAMB offers a variety of courses including Fair Lending, State and Federal Compliance, Ethics, Marketing, Commercial Lending, FHA, and other topics of timely interest for our members. This training not only provides knowledge, it prepares you to become certified as the holder of the CMC, CRMS, or other recognized designation for exceptional members of our industry. Remember, knowledge is power!
CONVENTION	The annual MAMB Convention is held every spring. Every year over 1,000 attendees are drawn to the convention to visit with over 100 exhibitors, both lender and Industry supporters. The convention is the place to learn technological advancements and legislative changes that affect our business. The convention also creates a great opportunity to network and socialize with your peers.
GOLF	The golf committee plans two golf outings per year. The spring outing is held on one course and the fall outing (in memory of past president Jeffrey Wolpe) is held on two courses to accommodate additional golfers. All proceeds of the golf outings go to help fund MAMB's legal and lobbying efforts.
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE	The National Legislative Committee of MAMB interfaces with the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) regarding all federal legislation and regulations. Members of the National Legislative Committee form the grassroots base to lobby and organize fund-raisers for Maryland's Senators and Representatives. The National Legislative Committee is also MAMB's liaison to HUD for RESPA, the Federal Reserve for TILA and all other Federal agencies enforcing laws which affect mortgage brokers. The National Legislative Chair must report all proposed changes of significance at the Federal level to the MAMB Board of Directors.
STATE LEGISLATIVE	The State Legislative committee works closely with MAMB's lobbyist to follow all statewide legislative issues and disseminate legislative information to the members. The Committee meets on an as needed basis during Maryland's legislative sessions and discusses pending legislation that might impact the industry. Members of the Committee then meet with Senators and Delegates in an attempt to educate them on our issues and testify when needed at Bill Hearings in front of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee. In addition, the committee holds various fundraisers and events to support the MAMB PAC and foster the Association's relationships with Members of the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates.
TECHNOLOGY	The main function of the Technology Committee is to maintain the MAMB Web site.