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Volume 25 Issue 159

Thursday, August 20, 2026

MBA: July New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decrease 5.7%

MBA’s Builder Application Survey data for July shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 5.7% from a year ago.

Data Centers: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?

Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., found the number of large data centers has increased sevenfold since 2018.

AD Mortgage: Mortgage Professionals Anticipate AI Will Be Biggest Driver of Industry Change

AD Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., conducted a survey delving into mortgage professionals’ experience and opinions on the future of the industry.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: Authentic Branding with Moxie Creative Studios’ Stephanie Armstrong

mPower Moments: Authentic Branding with Moxie Creative Studios’ Stephanie Armstrong

MBA Now: Wendy Penn on CONVERGENCE Baltimore

MBA Now: Wendy Penn on CONVERGENCE Baltimore

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Advancing Homeownership Opportunities for Veterans
The Government Steps in to Calm the Bond Market
Bond Yields are Climbing. Here’s What That Means for Mortgages and Other Consumer Borrowing
What to Watch for in the Next Fed Minutes

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Livestream the MISMO Fall Summit, Aug. 24-27
MBA Human Resources Symposium, Sept. 9-10
mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, Oct. 10 (Registration Discounted Until 8/28)

Mortgage Affordability Doesn’t End at Closing (Sponsored by Truework, a Checkr company)

Truework's Randy Lightbody examines why refinance-dependent buyers challenge the mortgage industry's traditional understanding of affordability.

August 19, 2026

Dealmaker: Mesa West Capital Originates $52M for Seattle-Tacoma Area Community

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Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles, provided a $52 million short-term, first-mortgage loan to refinance a multifamily community in Sumner, Wash.

August 21, 2026

From Scramble to Strategy: Using AI the Right Way in Compliance

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Ncontracts' Stephanie Lyon writes that AI is giving compliance officers a rare commodity: time to get ahead of risk instead of chasing it.

August 19, 2026

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 14, 2026.

August 19, 2026

MBA: IMB Production Profits Increase in Second Quarter

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IMBs and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net production profit of $973 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, compared to a net production profit of $727 per loan in the first quarter, MBA reported.

August 19, 2025

MBA Member Advantage Program: Exclusive Benefits and Discounts with Industry Partners

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MBA has partnered with several companies to offer member discounts on products and services you use every day, adding significant value to your MBA membership.

August 19, 2026

Mortgage Banking’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t AI—It’s Organizational Architecture

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Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo writes that the future does not belong to the organizations with the newest technology. “It belongs to the organizations built to continually adapt.”

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