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Volume 25 Issue 87

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

MAA Call to Action: Urge the House to Repair the Senate Housing Bill

The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Action Alliance has released a Call to Action, encouraging members to contact their House representative and urge them to correct four concerning sections in the Senate-passed ROAD to Housing Act.

NIC: Senior Housing Occupancy Ticks Up in Q1

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care, Annapolis, Md., found senior housing occupancy gained 0.4 percentage point in Q1 to reach 89.5%.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 4.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 1, 2026.

MBA VIDEOS

MBANow: Optimal Blue’s Kevin Foley on the Virtual Economist (sponsored)

MBANow: Optimal Blue’s Kevin Foley on the Virtual Economist (sponsored)

MBA Research Minute: Catch up on the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute: Catch up on the Housing Market

mPower Moments: Why Authenticity Matters with M&T Realty’s Christine Chandler

mPower Moments: Why Authenticity Matters with M&T Realty’s Christine Chandler

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. New Home Sales Rose in March
More Americans Live With Family as Housing Costs Soar, Boomers Age
Slowing Household Formation Rewrites Apartment Demand Outlook
Gen Z’s Wellness Obsession Is Changing Real Estate Development

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

MISMO Spring Summit, June 1–4 in Louisville, Ky.
MBA Compliance and Risk Management Conference, Sept. 27-29
Join MBA’s Committees and Councils

MISMO Releases BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit to Accelerate Standards‑Based Process and Decision Modeling

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced the release of the MISMO BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit, a new resource that helps organizations model mortgage processes, decisions, and data using industry‑standard BPM+ methods aligned with MISMO standards.

May 05, 2026

Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $216M in HUD Financing in Rhode Island

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Greystone, provided a $215.5 million FHA 242 GNMA financing for Care New England Health System, Providence, R.I.

May 04, 2026

MBA Statement on HUD Updates to FHA MAP Guide Requirements

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MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s updates to a selection of requirements in its Federal Housing Administration Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide.

May 04, 2026

The Shift to State Regulation: What Lenders Need to Know About Servicing Risk

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LoanCare’s Suzanne Szymoniak notes mortgage servicers have experienced a noticeable shift in regulatory momentum: “The regulatory center of gravity is moving to the states.”

May 04, 2026

Foreclosure Auction Volume Hits Six-Year High, Auction.com Finds

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Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., released its Q1 Auction Market Dispatch, finding that completed foreclosure auctions reached 66% of their Q1 2020 level, and were up 10% from Q4 and up 33% year-over-year. That’s also a six-year high.

May 04, 2026

MBA Town Hall: MAA Action Week Special Edition + Quarterly Briefing, May 14

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On Thursday, May 14, 3:00 PM–3:45 PM ET, join us for a special-edition MBA Town Hall during our Mortgage Action Alliance Action Week

May 04, 2026

From Condition Management to Condition Elimination: A New Framework for Mortgage Origination

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Wilqo's Larry Huff says most legacy loan origination systems were designed around a linear, document-centric workflow: "That design made sense in a paper-based lending environment. It makes far less sense today."

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