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Category: News and Trends

Quote of the Day
“While the number of forbearance requests grew in January, the number of forbearance exits outweighed that pick-up, reaching the highest level since June 2022.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis

MBA Welcomes National Van Lines and NationalExpress Move as a Member Advantage Partner
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that National Van Lines has joined the association’s Member Advantage Program. MBA members can earn commissions on booked and completed long-distance moving referrals through the NationalExpress Move (NEX) affiliate program.

Starts Wednesday: AI Mortgage Practitioner Virtual Training
Unlock the future of AI in the mortgage industry with the MBA and PhoenixTeam’s three-day virtual training, Feb. 19-21.

Advocacy Update: CFPB Latest – APOR Published; Jonathan McKernan Emerges as New Nominated Director of CFPB
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Optimal Blue: Refinance Activity Surges in January
Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, reported that refinance activity jumped year-over-year in January, by 20.1% for cash-out refinance lock volume and 21.7% for rate/term refinance.

Chart of the Week: SERC Mortgage Credit Index
A new measure of GSE-eligible credit risk was recently released by the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

ACES: Q3 2024 Critical Defect Rate Falls
ACES Quality Management, Denver, released its Q3 Mortgage QC Trends Report, finding the overall critical defect rate declined from the second quarter by 17%. The overall rate ended the quarter at 1.51%.

Quote of the Day
“The drop in the overall critical defect rate this quarter is a welcome shift, but the underlying trends tell a more complex story.”
–Nick Volpe, Executive Vice President of ACES Quality Management

AI Mortgage Practitioner Virtual Training, Feb. 19-21
Unlock the future of AI in the mortgage industry with the MBA and PhoenixTeam’s three-day virtual training, Feb. 19-21.