Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 66% higher in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, and increased 48% from first-quarter 2025, according to MBA’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
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FOMC Holds Interest Rates Steady; Read MBA Economist’s Analysis
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee held interest rates steady July 30.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 25, 2025.
Home Price Growth Cools in May
Two measures of U.S. home prices recorded annual gains in May, but at slower rates than in April.
Redfin: More Than $50B in Los Angeles Homes Impacted by January Fires
Redfin, Seattle, reported that $51.7 billion in homes in Los Angeles–amounting to about 11,000 residential properties–were impacted by January’s Palisades fire.
From Surviving to Transforming: Rethinking AI and Data Maturity in Mortgage Banking
Mark Dangelo says AI is a data design opportunity that mirrors the same challenges previously experienced by an industry undergoing a different chaotic event.
Of Baggage and Borrowers
Enact’s Mary Kay Scully says that in lending, every assumption can be a barrier for both the lender and the buyer.
Premier Member Editorial: How to Improve the Mortgage Lending Process
Pragma Director of Expansion Dan Farrell looks at ways the mortgage process can be improved.
MBA Applauds Senate Banking Committee Advancement of ROAD to Housing Act of 2025
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement following the Senate Banking Committee’s markup and advancement of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.
MBA Weighs in With Senate Banking Committee on ROAD to Housing Act
MBA sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) regarding the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.