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Volume 25 Issue 44

Friday, March 06, 2026

Neighbors Bank: Taxes, Insurance Average 21% of Homeowners’ Monthly Payments

Neighbors Bank, Columbia, Mo., released a new study finding that property taxes and homeowners insurance account for an average of 21% of monthly mortgage payments across U.S. metro areas.

MISMO Publishes Data Mapping for VA Documents

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced that the new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Documents Data Mapping for VA Form 26-1820 has reached “Candidate Recommendation” status.

People in the News, March 6, 2026

Industry personnel news from Sagent, NewDay USA, Equifax, Nordis Technologies, ServiceLink, Optimal Blue, Click n' Close, ATTOM, Planet Home Lending, Polunsky Beitel Green, Choice Mortgage and Liberty Bank & Trust Co.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Volly’s Katharine Loveland on Today’s Marketing Environment for Lenders (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Volly’s Katharine Loveland on Today’s Marketing Environment for Lenders (sponsored)

MBA Research Minute: What's Happening in the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute: What's Happening in the Housing Market

MBA Now: MBA's David Upbin on Mortgage Banking Bound Launch at Louisiana State University

MBA Now: MBA's David Upbin on Mortgage Banking Bound Launch at Louisiana State University

mPower Moments: Leading Through Digital Disruption with Dr. Tracey Wilen

mPower Moments: Leading Through Digital Disruption with Dr. Tracey Wilen

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Trigger Lead Restrictions Begin As Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act Takes Effect
Oil Price Shock Pushes Mortgage Rates Back Above 6%
Podcast: Want a 2.5% Mortgage? Buy It.
Localities Welcome Congressional Action on Housing

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

School of Mortgage Servicing Online Starts March 9
Expedite Your Prequalification Process, March 11
MBA National Advocacy Conference, April 14-15
MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, May 4-7

Women’s History Month: Spotlighting MBA Chair Christine Chandler

March is women's history month and MBA NewsLink is hosting a series of interviews with women in the industry to learn about their experiences, challenges and get their advice. First up is Mortgage Bankers Association 2026 Chair Christine Chandler, also M&T Realty Capital Corp. chief operating officer.

March 06, 2026

Single-Family Rental Returns Dip, ATTOM Reports

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Single-family rents are rising in many markets, but record-high home prices are compressing SFR yields, according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

March 10, 2026

Affordability Improved in All 50 States in 2025, Giving Home Buyers a Boost

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First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming examines the broad-based improvement in affordability nationally and explains why it’s improving much faster in some markets than in others.

March 06, 2026

Premier Member Editorial: APIs Are Reshaping Insurance Tracking

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Real-time API connectivity is transforming insurance tracking, reducing errors and improving compliance for mortgage servicers, writes Kurt Leverson of National General Lender Services.

March 05, 2026

Disaster Recovery: A Resource for Homeowners

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MBA's Disaster Recovery: A Resource for Homeowners outlines what homeowners can do before and after a disaster, along with how to start and work through the recovery process.

March 05, 2026

Content Intelligence: The New Power Center of Mortgage Manufacturing

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Our industry has come up with plenty of applications for AI, but they can still go a step further toward what the future of AI in mortgage actually looks like. That future is Content Intelligence.

March 05, 2026

Survey: Two-Thirds of Recent Buyers Have Regrets

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Best Interest Financial, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, released a new survey finding that recent home buyers have experienced stress during the process, with 66% saying they have regrets about their homebuying process.

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