State Artificial Intelligence Law and the Real Estate Finance Industry

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In the absence of Congressional action, states have begun debating how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in earnest with legislative efforts broadly aimed across industries. In May 2024, Colorado became the first state to enact a statute governing these tools. MBA and its partner state and local associations are engaged in advocacy to ensure the specific needs of the real estate finance industry are considered in these debates and incorporated into any final policy. MBA created a report exploring AI in the Mortgage Industry and a document outlining Myths vs. Facts about the industry's use of AI. Educating state legislator's on the use and purpose of these technologies is key to ensuring these policies do not interfere with the overall mortgage market. 

For example, member companies often rely on AI tools they do not own nor control in order to extend sustainable mortgage credit to low- and moderate-income families through the affordable housing programs of the federal government. This includes AI tools developed or required by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration, the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service, and the Veterans Administration's Loan Guarantee Program.

Given the reliance on federal tools, it is vital that state policy makers continue to allow their federal counterparts to manage these systems and not create any unintended consequences through a patchwork of state laws. 

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ColoradoConsumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence (May 17, 2024)

All Activity Related to State Artificial Intelligence Legislation

  • 2025 State AI Regulatory Activity:
    • November 22, 2024: California's Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published proposed regulations regarding cybersecurity and automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT). Comments are due February 19th, 2025.

Related MBA Events

AI Mortgage Practitioner: August 2025: Dallas, TX

MBA and PhoenixTeam have partnered to help you and your organization unlock the future of mortgage with the power of AI. The AI Mortgage Practitioner Course will equip you with the essential skills and hands-on expertise to understand how AI is trans

MBA and PhoenixTeam have partnered to help you and your organization unlock the future of mortgage with the power of AI. The AI Mortgage Practitioner Course will equip you with the essential skills and hands-on expertise to understand how AI is transforming the mortgage industry.

Led by industry AI leader, Tela Mathias, this one day training event will teach MBA members the core AI concepts for the purpose of discovering, developing, and deploying practical AI solutions for the mortgage industry. In a live, in-person workshop, we will walk you through foundational AI concepts, real-world use cases, and roll-up-your-sleeve activities, all designed to help you apply AI in your business.

The partnership with MBA and PhoenixTeam enables MBA members to access this training at discounted pricing and to have priority with registrations in a class with limited capacity.

Objectives:

  • Foundational AI concepts and how they apply to the mortgage industry
  • Real-world use cases and insights from industry-leading AI experts
  • Hands-on activities to enhance your skills, such as prompt engineering and risk management
  • Strategies for AI deployment and understanding ROI in your operations and much more

Date/Time:

  • Monday, August 18 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT) 

Pre-Work Requirements: 

In preparation for this AI training, please have the following accounts available:

 Agenda*:

Foundations

  • 1.1 Welcome
  • 1.2: AI Foundational Definitions and Concepts
  • 1.3: History of AI Broadly
  • 1.4: Activity – Conversational AI
  • 1.5: History of AI in Mortgage
  • 1.6: AI Adoption at Scale (*Special Guest Speaker*)
  • 1.7: AI in Mortgage Today
  • 1.8: Activity – Classifying AI Technologies
  • 1.9: How a Large Language Model Works
  • 1.10 Activity – Conversational v. Reasoning AI

Use Cases

  • 2.1: Prompt Engineering
  • 2.2: Retrieval Augmented Generation
  • 2.3: Activity – Create a Ragbot
  • 2.4: Use Case Identification
  • 2.5: Activity – Value Hypotheses
  • 2.6 Designing AI Experiments
  • 2.7: Exploring Other AI Types
  • 2.8: Activity – Exploring Multimodal AI
  • 2.9: Levels of Autonomy & Human in the Loop

Deployment

  • 3.1: Legal and Regulatory Landscape and Issues
  • 3.2: Legal Issues in Action (*Special Guest Speaker*)
  • 3.3: Large Language Model Guardrails
  • 3.4: Activity – Critique a Ragbot Against RAI Pillars
  • 3.5: Designing and Implementing Guardrails
  • 3.6: Return on Investment and the Cost of AI
  • 3.7: Bringing GenAI to Your Organization
  • 3.8: Activity – Planning Your Next Steps

*The agenda is subject to change to meet the evolving nature of the subject matter.

Experience Level:

  • Entry-Level
  • Intermediate

Target Audience:

  • Mortgage professionals and managers who need to understand how to navigate and work with AI tools

Location:

K&L Gates
1717 Main St
Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201

*Location subject to change

Hotel Registration Information and MBA Education Cancellation Policy:

MBA Education recommends you wait until after you receive our registration confirmation email before you make any travel arrangements. MBA assumes no liability for any penalty fees on airline tickets, deposits for hotel accommodations, or any other fees, charges, penalties, or other incidental costs that a registrant might incur.

To review all of our policies, including information on our course cancellations, transfers, substitutions, or extensions, please see MBA Education Policies.

Speaker(s):

  • Tela G. Mathias, COO and Managing Partner at PhoenixTeam and CEO at Phoenix Burst
  • Various Guest Speakers

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Join MISMO's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Community of Practice (CoP)

MISMO's AI CoP aims to bring together experts and practitioners to collaborate on advancing artificial intelligence standards in the mortgage industry. The AI CoP will also be a forum for industry professionals to stay informed on the latest AI trends and advancements that are transforming the mortgage landscape. Access MISMO Connect to join.