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Ex. SEC-13-GM-108 Organizer notice Primary source read

Mortgage Bankers Association, 'Prepared Remarks of MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, at the 2020 MBA Annual Convention and Expo' (Oct. 19, 2020): delivered 'at MBA's virtual 2020 Annual Convention & Expo'; 'This is not a normal convention. But then, this is not a normal year.'

MBA Annual Convention & Expo (the mortgage industry's largest gathering)

Mortgage Bankers Association · Chicago (2020 as planned); San Diego (2021), IL (2020); CA (2021) (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Chicago (2020 as planned); San Diego (2021), IL (2020); CA (2021) · California
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-10-19 Oct. 19, 2020
In force
Oct. 19, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q4
Functions reached
  • ML
  • MK
  • HR
  • OP
  • CB
Collection
Financial Services SEC-13

Operative words

'Obviously, that could change if the states where we are holding conferences and the overall tone of being able to open up and travel and have large gatherings takes a turn that is counterproductive to bringing folks together' (MBA COO Marcia Davies, Ex. SEC-13-GM-016)

The organizer's notice

Mortgage Bankers Association, 'Prepared Remarks of MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, at the 2020 MBA Annual Convention and Expo' (Oct. 19, 2020): delivered 'at MBA's virtual 2020 Annual Convention & Expo'; 'This is not a normal convention. But then, this is not a normal year.'

Notes

2020: 'The Mortgage Bankers Association cancelled its live conferences when the crisis began to spread in March and switched to online formats for the interim'; on May 11, 2020 the Annual was 'on target for a Chicago production from Oct. 18-21' subject to 'the states where we are holding conferences and the overall tone of being able to open up and travel and have large gatherings' (Ex. SEC-13-GM-016); But then, this is not a normal year.' (Ex. SEC-13-GM-108). Usual dates: Mid-to-late October (2020: Oct. 18-21, 2020 as planned; 2021: Oct. 17-20, 2021). Scale: 'MBA's biggest event' (Ex. SEC-13-GM-016); attendance not sourced. Venue orders 2020: IL-025, IL-026, IL-027, IL-028, MET-CHI-015, MET-CHI-021, MET-CHI-022. Venue orders 2021: FED-021, FED-052.