A message from NAMB 2005-2006 President Jim Nabors, CRMSJim Nabors, CRMSNAMB 2005-2006 president, term goals, legislation, education
I think that it's a first-column tradition for every president
to tell you how honored they are to be given this opportunity. I
believe in traditions and am proud to tell you that I feel very,
very honored that you have entrusted our great association to my
care. I will take very good care of it, and a year from now, I hope
that you feel your decision was well placed.
Of course, I don't expect to do it alone. I expect to call on as
many talented volunteers as I can. If you're interested in joining
me for what may be a great adventure, please contact either me or
our national office in Washington, D.C.
While everyone comes in with a list of things theyd like to
accomplish, destiny tends to lead us down paths that we'd prefer
not to take. I think that as I write this (May 2), I see four major
legislative and regulatory issues: the Department of Labor wage and
overtime issue, the pending GSE legislation, the Ney-Kanjorski
Responsible Lending Act, and the still-to-be-announced RESPA
reform. I hope that my National Association of Mortgage Brokers
experience in this area will come in handy. In addition, I have
tried to assemble a strong legislative team to deal with them.
Education, education, education! We need more courses and more
instructors. I've asked Ruth Faynor, CMC, CRMS, FCMS--our education
consultant--to specialize in expanding our teaching force. The more
well-trained instructors we have, the more education opportunities
we can offer our membership. We also need to increase the number of
online courses available to our membership as well as all mortgage
brokers.
As chairman of the Delegate Council this past year, I have tried
to make sure that our affiliates have been kept well informed on
our progress toward being a self-managed association. Before you
know it, Jan. 1, 2006 will be upon us, and I believe our decision
to control our own future will pay dividends for years to come.
I realize I haven't laid out my complete agenda, but I think you
can see we have much to do. Between government issues and
self-management, Ill be spending much of my time in D.C. If I dont
get the opportunity to attend your state convention, it's not
because I don't want to. Many of the past NAMB presidents have told
me that visiting the states was the best perk of the job. Saying
that, and knowing the time constraints, I plan on using both the
Executive Committee and the entire Board in spreading the good news
about being a NAMB mortgage broker. I need your support and hope
that you will join me in meeting the challenges we face over the
next year.
Respectfully,
Jim Nabors, CRMS, President
National Association of Mortgage Brokers
