MBA’s HELOC and Home Equity Lending Workshop will examine the evolving HELOC and home equity market landscape and key drivers of borrower and investor demand.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Arranges $138M Financing for Brooklyn Mixed-Use Community
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged a $137.5 million refinancing for 12 Halsey, a newly completed Class A mixed-use multifamily property in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.
MBA Path to Opportunity Scholar Profile: Keelen Sexton
Every scholarship tells a story. Through our Lift as You Climb campaign, we’re featuring Path to Opportunity Scholarship recipients whose experiences show how access to education creates lasting opportunity and inspires others to pay it forward.
FRBNY: Short-Term Inflation Expectations Dip
U.S. households’ inflation expectations decreased slightly at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.
ICE: Mortgage Holder Equity Hits Record $18 Trillion
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its August 2026 Mortgage Monitor Report, finding that mortgage holder equity hit a record $18 trillion in July.
MBA Advocacy Update: MAA Advocacy in August Underway; MBA Comments on FTC’s Proposed AI Policy Statement, more
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
U.S. Sheds 23,000 Jobs in July; Industry Economists Share Thoughts
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 23,000 in July, per an Aug. 7 release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chart of the Week: GSE Repurchases
This week’s Chart of the Week presents repurchase trends between 2019 and the first quarter of 2026, utilizing data extracted by Recursion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitization data.
What Mortgage CEOs Need to Understand About Appraisal Performance After UAD 3.6 (sponsored by Asteroom)
New modeling suggests UAD 3.6 could push appraisal utilization above 90%, significantly extending turn times. Learn why today’s stable market may be masking a growing appraisal capacity risk.
Why You Should Participate in MBA’s CREF Councils and Committees
MBA needs your expertise to drive the industry’s response to the challenges facing your business. We offer many opportunities to participate in our CREF Councils and Committees–formulating policy, developing content for conferences and programs, connecting with colleagues and furthering the real estate finance industry.