According to the latest results from MBA’s National Delinquency Survey (NDS), the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.26% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.
Category: News and Trends
MCT: January Lock Volume Rebounds
Mortgage Capital Trading, San Diego, released its latest lock volume indices, showing that the numbers rebounded slightly in January after a depressed December.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 17, 2026
Industry news from ICE, WFG, Outamation, Mortgage Bankers Association, The Mortgage Collaborative, Planet Insurance Agency and Goosehead Insurance.
Advocacy Update: Broeksmit Testifies on the Secondary Mortgage Market; House Passes Bipartisan Housing Package; MBA Warns Against VA Funding Fee Increases
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Art of Asking
Mary Kay Scully, director of customer education at Enact, examines how lenders turn a great experience into more business.
Honoring Former MBA Chairman Herbert B. Tasker, CMB
Former MBA Chairman Herbert B. Tasker, CMB, passed away on January 30, 2026. The Mortgage Bankers Association and his many friends and colleagues remember him fondly.
Perks Marketplace: An Exclusive Benefit for MBA Members
Your Mortgage Bankers Association membership gets you access to discounts and offerings on our exclusive benefits platform, Perks Marketplace.
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increase in the Fourth Quarter
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.26% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, according to MBA’s National Delinquency Survey.
Reinventing the Mortgage Data Core: Why Agentic AI Will Stall Without a Data Foundry
Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo argues that the next era of mortgage competitiveness will be determined by whether institutions reinvent their data core through a data foundry model.
mPower Panel Talks Leadership Lessons
SAN DIEGO–Five women in the industry took to the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 10 to participate in a wide-ranging mPower panel discussion on leadership.