Merchants Capital, Carmel, Ind., secured $152.3 million in total financing for a 315-unit affordable housing community underway in Columbus, Ohio.
Category: News and Trends
Realtor.com Finds Buyers Reporting Less Regret
Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., released a new report finding that regret among homebuyers has dropped in recent years.
Chart of the Week IMB Net Production Income, Results for Top 20% and Bottom 20% of QPR Sample
For this Chart of the Week, we compare those companies in the top 20 percent for net production income in basis points versus those companies in the bottom 20 percent over the past ten years.
Advocacy Update: MBA Blasts Credit Reporting Price Hikes; FHFA Announces 2026 Conforming Loan Limits; Recap of MBA and FDIC, OCC Leadership Meetings
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
MBA Newslink Premier Member Spotlight: Prudent AI
One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member spotlights.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 21, 2025.
Six for 2026: Predicting Next Year’s Housing Market
First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi looks at six dynamics that she says will shape the housing market in 2026.
From Risk Elimination to Risk Management: The Mindset Shift Financial Institutions Need to Innovate
Ncontracts’ Rafael DeLeon writes that growth requires more than avoiding danger; it requires managing it.
Perks Marketplace: Special Discounts Through Dec. 1 for MBA Members from Dell, Lowe’s
Your MBA membership gets you access to discounts on our exclusive Perks Marketplace platform. Dell Computers and Lowe’s are currently offering MBA members special limited-time deals on Perks Marketplace.
FHFA Increases Conforming Loan Limit Values for 2026
On Tuesday, U.S. Federal Housing increased the conforming loan limit values for mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acquire in 2026. In most of the United States, the 2026 CLL value for one-unit properties will be $832,750, up $26,250 from 2025.