NEW YORK–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, shared his views on the industry from the main stage at MBA’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, offering a largely positive outlook.
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The Financial Impact of Servicing
HOLLYWOOD, FLA.–Servicers face increasing market and regulatory challenges, but there are ways to optimize outcomes in today’s evolving landscape, panelists said here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference.
Dealmaker: Merchants Capital Secures $32.9 Million for Affordable Housing Development in Minnesota
Merchants Capital, Carmel, Ind., announced $32.9 million in financing for the construction of an affordable and supportive multifamily housing development in St. Paul, Minn.
CREF Policy Update: FHA Stat Limits–MBA Leads Coalition Effort Supporting the Housing Affordability Act
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increases 42% in the First Quarter of 2025
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 42% higher in the first quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 40% from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
CMF Quote of the Week
“Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations posted a strong rebound in the first three months of the year, increasing 42% compared to year-ago levels.”
–Reggie Booker, Associate Vice President of Commercial Research with MBA
CRE CLO Resurgence: A Conversation with Christina Moy & Margit Grejdus from KBRA
MBA Newslink recently interviewed Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s Christina Moy and Margit Greydus about commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE CLO) credit from their vantage points handling new issuance and surveillance credit ratings.
MBA Sends Letter Outlining Support Ahead of House Ways and Means Budget Reconciliation Markup
The Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee leadership ahead of the House budget reconciliation markup May 13. The association noted the amendment from Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) represents an important step toward the goal of enacting tax legislation that spurs jobs and economic growth and community investment.
MBA Weighs in on OMB Request for Information on Deregulation
The Mortgage Bankers Association weighed in on the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on “unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome, and unsound” rules.
Delinquency Rates for Commercial Properties Increased in First Quarter: MBA
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties increased during the first quarter of 2025. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest commercial real estate finance Loan Performance Survey.