MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today launched its Mortgage Banking Bound (MBB) program at Louisiana State University (LSU). The program, now available at four universities across the country, offers a three-credit undergraduate course on residential mortgage origination and processing. Forty LSU undergraduate students are currently enrolled in the 2026 spring semester course that runs from January 13 – April 28, 2026.

“Offering Mortgage Banking Bound at LSU represents another significant milestone for the program and will further strengthen the future talent pipeline for our industry,” said David Upbin, MBA Vice President, Education and Strategy. “We are especially grateful to Tony Turner, CMB, for making the initial connection at LSU and helping move this program forward, as well as to Louisiana MBA President Ashley Logan, who worked closely with us to secure a high-caliber roster of instructors representing the industry from across the Southeast. This collaboration ensures students receive both strong academic grounding and real-world insight into today’s mortgage banking industry.”

The course is available to LSU students at a junior-standing or above as part of LSU’s undergraduate finance degree program. The course will lay a solid foundation for a successful career in mortgage banking, with a particular eye towards mortgage loan origination and processing. The program’s content is derived from existing MBA Education content including School of Loan Origination and courses from MBA Education’s self-study catalogue.

The university’s program is led by Professor Brian Andrews, CMB, and each class will be instructed by industry practitioners from MBA and/or State & Local MBA member companies, including Gulf Coast Bank and Trust, Eustis Mortgage, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), Assurance Financial, New American Funding, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, Hope Credit Union/Hope Enterprise Corporation, Cadence Bank, Synergy One Lending, GMFS LLC, and Hancock Whitney Bank.

After completing the course, students will be equipped with skills required for successful careers in mortgage production and will gain connections to a network of member companies and professionals within the mortgage banking industry.

MBA Education’s MBB program is also available at Cleveland State University, Barry University, and Middle Tennessee State University for a 100-Hour Executive Certificate Program, as well as Level I certificate programs.

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