The Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association, founded in 1961, is a statewide organization devoted exclusively to the field of residential and commercial real estate finance. OMBA's membership comprises mortgage originators and servicers, as well as investors, and a wide variety of mortgage industry-related firms. Mortgage banking firms engage directly in originating, selling, and servicing real estate investment portfolios.

 

Members of OMBA include:

 

  • Mortgage Bankers
  • Mortgage Brokers
  • Banks
  • Title Companies
  • Life Insurance Companies
  • Savings & Loan Associations
  • Document Preparation Services
  • Mortgage Insurance Companies
  • State Housing Agencies
  • Appraisers
  • Attorneys
  • Software Companies
  • Quality Control Consultants
  • Credit Unions

 

 

OMBA is dedicated to the maintenance of a strong housing, residential and commercial, real estate finance system. This involves support for a strong economy; a public-private partnership for the production and maintenance of single and multi-family homeownership opportunities; a strong secondary mortgage credit delivery system; equitable tax laws; suitable shelter for low income families and the disadvantaged; housing opportunities for the nation's veterans; appropriate environmental measures; and fair and equitable bankruptcy laws.

 

OMBA consists of 145 member companies which represent approximately 80% of the mortgage lending business in the State of Ohio.