Since its founding in 1961, the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association has furthered the standards of the real estate financing profession in the areas of education, legislation, regulation, and ethics of practice.

By taking advantage of the wide array of resources offered by the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association, you will be in a position to meet the demands of today's competitive market and plan for the challenges of tomorrow. Since Membership is by company, all employees of your company are considered members and benefit from the association.

We invite you to explore the benefits of being involved in OMBA, which include:

• Lobbying and Monitoring of State Legislation – OMBA has a contract with Legislative Agent Luther L. Liggett, Jr., Bricker & Eckler LLP, to keep you informed of current regulatory and legislative issues impacting your business. In addition, Liggett and his staff work to represent OMBA’s members’ interests and positions at the statehouse. So as an OMBA member, you are getting this powerful tool and resource to advocate on your behalf.
• Educational Seminars – OMBA provides an extensive array of educational seminars and cutting-edge programs that will give you the skills and knowledge to improve your performance, update your skill set, or just refresh your information. As an OMBA member, you receive advanced notice of these programs and discounted registration fees for anyone who is interested in attending from your company.
• Annual Convention – Held in the spring of each year, the Convention brings all of the members together to learn, network, and get caught up. This is the only event like this for the entire Ohio mortgage banking profession, and there is only one every year. As an OMBA member, your company is eligible for members’ only registration fees.
• Secondary Market Conference – Held in the fall of each year, the Secondary Market Conference is a terrific program that keeps bankers in the loop and up-to-speed on secondary market issues. Held in an area around the Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio borders, this conference brings the unique aspect of a tri-state networking opportunity with your colleagues. As an OMBA member, you are provided with discounts to attend this annual event.
• Earned Continuing Education Credits – At all eligible seminars, conventions, and conferences, OMBA submits all of the paperwork necessary for your continuing education credits to help make your life just that much easier. As an OMBA member, you can be assured that we will help take care of you in this area.
• Ombudsman Program Providing Consumer Dispute Assistance – Another way to build confidence is to have OMBA field consumer calls for issues that need resolution. If your company is a member, we can more efficiently help consumers in need at the time they need it most. Your membership provides a layer of confidence to the consumer that the OMBA and company will help them as much as possible.
• L iaison with State/Federal Regulatory Authorities – OMBA works closely with regulatory authorities to keep the lines of communication open on members’ behalf. Your membership provides the mechanism to make this happen. As an OMBA member, you have just one additional means to help when issues may arise, representation is needed and justified.
• Exchange of Industry Information with Your Contemporaries – This invaluable service is only available as a member of OMBA. Your contemporaries are leaders in the association who have taken the time to get involved, make decisions, and volunteer on behalf of the industry to better the mortgage banking world. As an OMBA member, you have the opportunity to benefit from this relationship.