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NAMB announces its new commercial broker programMortgagePress.comSilver Hill Financial LLC, InterBay Funding LLC, symposium for commercial Mortgage Brokers The National Association of Mortgage Brokers is launching an all-new Commercial Mortgage Professional Program. In doing so, they will expand their member base and offer new services to commercial brokers. Silver Hill Financial LLC, along with InterBay Funding LLC and its representatives, made the program possible with its generous financial support; the NAMB Board of Directors formed a new Commercial Mortgage Broker Committee; the NAMB Delegate Council voted to include the new Commercial Mortgage Broker membership category in the NAMB bylaws; and the Commercial Mortgage Broker Committeeco-chaired by Don Starks and Carol Gardner, CMC, CRMShas formed and held its first meeting at the 2008 Annual NAMB Legislative & Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C. The committee and staff are developing professional development opportunities, networking events, plans for a symposium for commercial Mortgage Brokers, sponsorship programs, Web site and magazine content, marketing and communication strategies, strategies for state affiliates to grow its membership, and member benefits for commercial mortgage professionals. McLean, Va.-based NAMB is a national trade association representing the Mortgage Broker industry. For more information, call (703) 342-5900 or visit www.namb.org.