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Mortgage Delinquencies Increase in the Third Quarter of 2025
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.99 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey.
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MISMO Seeks Comment on HUD Addendum to URLA Dataset
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that it is seeking public comment on a MISMO dataset mapping for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). The 30-day public comment period that will run through December 13, 2025.
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 7, 2025.
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Financial Trades Welcome Bipartisan Agreement to End Shutdown
Financial Trades Welcome Bipartisan Agreement to End Shutdown
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Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in October
Mortgage credit availability increased in October 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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MBA Statement on the Ongoing Government Shutdown
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement on the ongoing government shutdown.
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MISMO Seeks Comment on Enhanced Mortgage Compliance Dataset
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the release of the MISMO Mortgage Compliance Dataset (MCD) Version 2.0 for a 30-day public comment period, open through December 6, 2025.
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Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increased 36 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2025
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 36 percent higher in the third quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and increased 18 percent from the second quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 31, 2025.
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MISMO Calls for Industry Input on SMART Doc V3 Power of Attorney Specification
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that it is seeking public comment on the SMART Doc® V3 Power of Attorney Specification (“Specification”). The 30-day public comment period will run through December 4, 2025.
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MISMO Publishes New Version 3.6.2 Reference Model
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the publication of Version 3.6.2 of the MISMO Reference Model, which includes new data points, containers, and enumerations to support MISMO work products and other mortgage industry business content.
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Mortgage Application Payments Decreased in September
Homebuyer affordability improved in September, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,067 from $2,100 in September. 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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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 Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 7.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 24, 2025.
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Delinquency Rates for Commercial Properties Decreased in the Third Quarter of 2025
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties decreased during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the prior quarter. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest commercial real estate finance (CREF) Loan Performance Survey.
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MBA Commends CFPB for Rescinding Nonbank Registration Rules
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rescinding its July 2024 regulation that would have established a public registry of nonbank entities subject to certain agency and court orders, and withdrawing its 2023 proposal to create a registry of nonbank contract terms and conditions.
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MBA Education Honors WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia with Willis Bryant Award
MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today honored WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia, Mortgage Loan Officer, with its 2025 Willis Bryant Award here at the 2025 Annual Convention and Expo.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 0.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 17, 2025.
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MORPAC Presents Jeff Weidell, CMB, with the 2025 Schumacher-Bolduc Award
The Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (MORPAC) awarded Jeff Weidell, CMB, CEO of Northmarq, with the 2025 Schumacher-Bolduc Award. Weidell was presented the award at MBA’s 2025 Annual Convention & Expo.
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MBA Opens Doors Foundation Announces 2025 Award Winners
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) today announced the recipients of the Opens Doors annual awards, which recognize those who have made lasting contributions to advance the Foundation's mission of providing mortgage and rental assistance to families with critically ill or injured children.