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Premier Member Editorial: Agentic AI–The Regulatory and Compliance Barriers to Adoption
Secure Insight’s Andrew Liput says the expansion of agentic AI to take mortgage loan transactions to an end-to-end automated platform remains a “long and winding road.”
MBA Statement on Kevin Warsh’s Nomination to Serve as Federal Reserve Chairman
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on President Donald Trump’s announcement of his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve:
MBA Chart of the Week: The Steepening of the Yield Curve in Multifamily Lending
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week focuses on how the steepening yield curve is impacting multifamily lending.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 2, 2026
Industry news from ACES Quality Management, BaseCap Analytics, Vertyx, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, MeridianLink and MBA.
Starting Today: Dell Tech Days Discount for MBA Members
Dell Tech Days go live on Monday, Feb. 2, and MBA members are first in line for the savings.
Dealmaker: M&T RCC Provides $55.7M Bridge Loan for Converted Pittsburgh Apartments
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, provided a $55.7 million bridge loan for a newly redeveloped office-to-residential conversion project in downtown Pittsburgh.
BSI Financial Services: Practical Uses of AI in Mortgage Servicing
BSI Financial Services’ Vishal Chawla and Bhupinder Singh say AI makes the work behind the scenes faster and more accurate, freeing servicing teams to strengthen relationships, solve real problems and support borrowers through pivotal life events.
VantageScore Reports Credit Scores Down in December
VantageScore, San Francisco, found that in December the average Vantage Score 4.0 credit score declined by one point to 700, indicating that consumer credit conditions are softening.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 2, 2026
Industry news from ACES Quality Management, BaseCap Analytics, Vertyx, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, MeridianLink and MBA.