The Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers is the oldest mortgage brokerage Association in the United States. Incorporating on July 7, 1960, FAMB held its first convention in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Haven, Mayor L. W. Dunson, welcomed the brokers and the first day was devoted to organizational activities and discussions focused on the role of education in the mortgage business. Day two, the business meeting was conducted for the purposes of electing officers. Mr. J. W. Housefield was elected as FAMB’s first President serving his term during 1960/1961. The Association has remained viable and has played an important part in the legislative process both statewide and nationally.

The Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers founded the National Association of Mortgage Brokers in 1973. NAMB staged it first national convention in Atlanta in 1975. The majority of the attendees were Floridians. Walter Smith, one of FAMB’s past presidents, became the first president of the National Association. In 1983 John Yessayan (1983 president) , Don Roberts (1984) and Herman (HY) Weisser (1983) took the national association to Washington, DC. FAMB provided the seed money to help establish the presence needed in DC.