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Volume 25 Issue 73

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Rep. French Hill Expresses Optimism on 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

WASHINGTON--House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.) took to the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association National Advocacy Conference April 14, expressing confidence about the future of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

ServiceLink Examines Psychology of Today’s Homebuyer

Homebuyers are motivated by both practical needs and psychological needs including financial security, but they ultimately want the homebuying experience to be simple, affordable, transparent and stable, ServiceLink said in its annual State of Homebuying Report.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on the Importance of Housing

WASHINGTON--“Having a roof over your head is more than just shelter,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Advocacy Conference April 14.

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Broeksmit Outlines Next Steps as MBA Ramps up Advocacy Efforts
Cleveland Fed President Hammack Expects Interest Rates to Stay on Hold ‘for a Good While’
More Americans Struggle to Pay Rising Insurance Premiums, Dallas Fed Finds
Job Fears Push American Workers to Rethink Homebuying

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ROAD to Housing Fixes, Credit Reporting Among MBA Advocacy Priorities, Broeksmit Says

WASHINGTON--The Mortgage Bankers Association has remained focused on policy wins over the past year and is making progress on many more goals, said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.

April 15, 2026

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications increased 1.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 10, 2026.

April 15, 2026

Optimal Blue: Purchase Demand Lifts Mortgage Lock Activity as Rates Rise

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Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, found “resilient” mortgage activity as purchase demand strengthened despite higher rates. Total rate-lock volume rose 13% month over month and 26% year over year.

April 15, 2026

Industry Briefs, April 16, 2026

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Industry news from TransUnion, Rocktop Technologies, AD Mortgage, Vice Capital Markets, Finance of America, Evergreen Home Loans, Sagent, Kitsap Credit Union and FirstClose.

April 15, 2026

MBA Presents Burton C. Wood Award to Richard Jordan of Freedom Mortgage

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The Mortgage Bankers Association presented its annual Burton C. Wood Legislative Service Award to Richard (Rich) Jordan, Chief Administrative Officer, Freedom Mortgage, at MBA's 2026 National Advocacy Conference.

April 15, 2026

MBA Premier Member Editorial: How the Role of Mortgage Underwriters is Evolving with AI

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Tavant’s Kayla Eames writes that for underwriters in particular, the integration of artificial intelligence is not about replacement; it’s about elevation.

April 15, 2026

Joe Culver Honored With Marianne Collins Award

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Joe Culver, executive director of the New York Mortgage Bankers Association, was honored with the Marianne Collins State and Local Leader of the Year Award at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s State and Local Workshop April 13.

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