MBA Announces Five Year-End Promotions

David H. Stevens, president and chief executive officer of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), announced the promotion of five MBA staffers. The promotions will be effective Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.

►Joel Kan, associate vice president of industry surveys and forecasts
Having joined MBA in 2006, Kan is responsible for managing the production of MBA’s macroeconomic and housing market forecasts. He also oversees the production of MBA’s industry surveys, including the Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey, the National Delinquency Survey, Builder Applications Survey, and Mortgage Credit Availability Index, four of the association’s most high profile reports. Kan writes monthly commentaries regarding economic statistics and industry data. Prior to his promotion, he was director of economic forecasting. He holds a BS in economics and statistics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

In addition to Ken, other MBA promotions include:

►Annie Gawkowski, associate director of political affairs
►Chaya Zahn, associate director of registration
►Annie Jacobs, business solutions support specialist
►William Hackney, senior helpdesk technician