MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a new video updating MBA members on the latest developments, including the Basel III re-proposal, the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and recent housing-focused Executive Orders.

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net production profit of $674 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to a net production profit of $1,201 per loan in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

The Federal Reserve March 18 held interest rates steady, maintaining the federal funds rate in its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%%.

Commercial mortgage delinquencies were mixed in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Commercial Delinquency Report.

Cotality, Irvine, Calif., found that borrower equity nationwide declined 0.5% year-over-year in Q4 2025.

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) issued jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Reserve.

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement in response to updated insurance requirements and condominium eligibility policies from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs).

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., reported that just over 297,000 single-family homes and condos were flipped nationwide last year, the fewest since 2020 and down 3.9% from 2024’s total of 309,050.