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MBA Promotes Brendan Kelleher to Associate Vice President of Government Housing Finance
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that Brendan Kelleher has been promoted to fill the role of Associate Vice President of Government Housing Finance. In his new role, Kelleher will help lead the execution of MBA’s residential government housing policy and regulatory advocacy priorities, develop and strengthen important agency and industry relationships, and manage key MBA committees.
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MBA Statement on the Reintroduction of House and Senate Bills to Stop Abusive Trigger Leads
MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the reintroduction of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
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MBA Presents Burton C. Wood Award to Becky Sandiland, CMB, of Belay Bank Mortgage
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today presented its annual Burton C. Wood Legislative Service Award to Rebecca “Becky” Sandiland, CMB, Senior Loan Advisor at Belay Bank Mortgage, at MBA's 2025 National Advocacy Conference (NAC).
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 20.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 4, 2025.
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Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in March
Mortgage credit availability increased in March according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
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March Jobs Report Commentary from MBA's Mike Fratantoni
The following is MBA SVP and Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni’s reaction to this morning’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report on employment conditions in March.
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MBA Calls on VA and Congress to Implement Permanent Partial Claim Program to Assist Veteran Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure
MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) reported plans of a phase-out of its Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 28, 2025.
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Mortgage Application Payments Remain Flat in February
Homebuyer affordability remained flat in February with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants remaining unchanged at $2,205 in February. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 2.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 21, 2025.
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MISMO Seeks Comment on SMART Doc® V3 Security Instrument Specification
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that it is seeking public comment on the SMART Doc® V3 Security Instrument Specification. The 60-day public comment period will run through May 24, 2025.
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MBA Releases 2024 Rankings of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Firms’ Origination Volumes
According to a set of commercial/multifamily real estate finance league tables prepared by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the following firms were the top commercial/multifamily mortgage originators in 2024.
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MBA Statement on FHFA Order Rescinding Regulated Entity UDAP Compliance
MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) order that rescinds Advisory Bulletin 2024:06: Regulated Entity Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) Compliance.
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MISMO Seeks Comment on New Loan Boarding Data Standard
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that it is seeking public comment on the Loan Boarding Data Segment, which is the first published subset of the Industry Transfer of Servicing Dataset (ITSD). The 60-day public comment period runs through May 19, 2025.
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Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Increased in Fourth-Quarter 2024
Commercial mortgage delinquencies increased in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial Delinquency Report.
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FOMC Commentary from MBA's Mike Fratantoni
The following is MBA SVP and Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni’s commentary following the Federal Reserve’s FOMC statement released this afternoon on monetary policy and the economy.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 14, 2025.
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MBA Statement on the Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision
MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on President Donald Trump nominating Federal Reserve Board Member Michelle Bowman to be the next Vice Chair for Supervision.
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Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Increased in the Fourth Quarter of 2024
The level of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding at the end of 2024 was $172 billion (3.7 percent) higher than at the end of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding quarterly report.
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Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases Slightly to 0.38% in February
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 2 basis points from 0.40% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.38% as of February 28, 2025. According to MBA’s estimate, 190,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans. Mortgage servicers have provided approximately 8.6 million forbearances since March 2020.