Loan officers are getting a voice.

Loan officers are the face of our industry. MBA Homebase, the Mortgage Bankers Association's new membership for every loan officer, gives you a home at the MBA and a voice at your company, across the industry and on Capitol Hill.

Join the Homebase Interest List →
Loan officers with FirstHome IQ and the MBA in the Hart Senate Office Building
MBA Homebase

A home for every loan officer.

Homebase is a home and a voice at the MBA, built on the NMLS continuing education you already need. One annual membership adds the coaching, market data and credential that help you lead with education in your market.

A home at the MBA

Loan officers are the face of this industry. For the first time, you have a dedicated home at the MBA, whether or not your company is a member.

A voice on the Hill

Your voice, heard firsthand, through the largest megaphone in housing finance. Get advocacy updates from the Hill and chances to advocate, including the MBA's National Advocacy Conference.

3 vetted providers

NMLS CE

The CE you already need, from Knowledge Coop, LockedIn Learning and MLO Force.

2nd Thursday, monthly

Live coaching

Calls with the industry's top coaches, programmed by FirstHome IQ and recorded for the member library.

Every week

Market insights

The MBA forecast made originator-ready: a chart of the week, with a script for clients and agents.

January 2027

Trust Certified

Powered by FirstHome IQ. Six short modules taught by eight top-producing loan officers, with a designation, badge and directory listing buyers can search.

Buyers are stuck. You're the bridge.

Most NextGen buyers are closer to owning than they think. What they're missing is a professional they trust to walk them through it.

26%

believe loan officers act in their clients' best interest

6 in 10

are overwhelmed by homebuying information

8%

can identify the minimum down payment to buy a home

2026 NextGen Homebuyer Report and How You're Built to Buy (September 2026), FirstHome IQ and National MI.

What could 25,000 loan officers do?

At the MBA's 2026 National Advocacy Conference, 60+ mortgage professionals went to Capitol Hill with FirstHome IQ. Homebase grows that voice into a membership.

At 25,000 members, MORPAC moves from a top 20 PAC to a top 10, and loan officers get a real say in the policy that shapes homeownership for the next generation.

Loan officers at the MBA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC

If CE is in your P&L, put it through Homebase.

Enroll your whole team in one annual membership: the CE they already need, with coaching, insights and the Trust Certification on top. Your company helps build the industry's loudest voice.

Homebase is open to every lender and every channel, MBA members and non-members.

Get Your Team on the List →
Two mortgage professionals at the MBA National Advocacy Conference

Raising the standard in mortgage.

FirstHome IQ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to raise the standard in mortgage, with loan officers who believe in building trust and serving their community. With the MBA, we can bring that mission to loan officers at scale.

Join the interest list and the MBA will follow up with enrollment details. Trust Certified joins the membership January 1, 2027.

$150 per loan officer, per year

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