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Volume 24 Issue 226

Friday, November 14, 2025

Breaking Advocacy Update: Congress, White House Reach Agreement to Fund Government Through January 2026

The federal government has reopened after President Trump signed a funding measure late Wednesday night. The measure funds the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026.

ICE Mortgage Monitor: Refinance Eligibility Rises

ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, released its November Mortgage Monitor, highlighting that the recent dip in mortgage rates has significantly increased the pool of homeowners who could reduce their monthly payments via a refinance.

Industry Briefs, Nov. 14, 2025

Industry news from Mortgage Cadence, MeridianLink, FICO, NewDay USA, Arrive Home and Enact Mortgage Insurance.

MISMO Seeks Comment on HUD Addendum to URLA Dataset

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, 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).

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Now Introduces New MISMO President Brian Vieaux, CMB

MBA Now Introduces New MISMO President Brian Vieaux, CMB

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA's Brendan Kelleher on MBA Residential Board of Governors' Policy Priorities

MBA's Brendan Kelleher on MBA Residential Board of Governors' Policy Priorities

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

The Trump Administration Is ‘Actively Evaluating’ Portable Mortgages. What You Need to Know
High-Income Job Losses Stand to Hurt Housing Market
Trump Signs Bill to End Shutdown, but Mortgage Market Faces Weeks of Backlog
Despite Demographic Promise, Senior Housing’s Numbers Tell a Cautionary Story

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

mPower Presents Choose a New Story—Redefine What Success Looks Like for You, Nov. 18
New Rules for Recruiting in Mortgage and Banking: Dec. 16
MBA Premier Associate Members Gain “Fast Pass” to Power Hour Demos
MISMO Young Professionals

What the Mortgage Market Needs to Know About the Latest Consumer Credit Trends (Sponsored by FICO)

FICO’s inaugural Credit Insights Report delivers an unprecedented, data-driven view into how Americans’ credit behaviors are shifting in today’s rapidly changing economic landscape.

November 14, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: How Compliance‑First AI Is Reshaping Mortgage Quality Control, Underwriting

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Sei AI's Pranay Shetty says the next inflection point in Quality Control is the application of artificial intelligence, as emerging pressures call for the ability to extract patterns and surface insights that manual processes cannot.

November 13, 2025

MBA Announces 2025 Commercial Real Estate Finance Fellowship Winners

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The Mortgage Bankers Association announced its Commercial Real Estate Finance Careers Student Fellowship Program winners for this year.

November 14, 2025

Learn More About the Dec. 3 CSBS/MISMO Tech Sprint

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Hear from MISMO President Brian Vieaux, CMB, and Kevin Byers from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors about the upcoming Mortgage Compliance Dataset Tech Sprint kickoff, to be held virtually Dec. 3.

November 13, 2025

Mortgage Customer Satisfaction Surges, J.D. Power Reports

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J.D. Power, Troy, Mich., says mortgage lenders are adopting a more consultative, advisory-style engagement with customers, “[and] that shift is paying off in the form of significantly higher customer satisfaction scores, improved trust and increased levels of brand loyalty.”

November 14, 2025

Q&A With Cornerstone Servicing’s Toby Wells: How AI Is Transforming Mortgage Servicing

Cornerstone Servicing's Toby Wells sat down with MBA NewsLink to talk about the effects of AI on servicing.

November 13, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: Agentic AI–The New Language of Lending

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Tavant's Kieran Mital says Agentic AI is not just about lending, "it is about listening, guiding and learning."

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