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Category: News and Trends
Industry Briefs, April 8, 2025
Industry news from Optimal Blue, Cotality, A&D Mortgage, Mr. Cooper and Dovenmuehle.
Chart of the Week: Effect of 2025 Announced Tariffs on Household Disposable Income
Since World War II, the consensus among economists has been pro-free trade with the attitude to tariffs summed up by JP Morgan’s David Kelly:
Advocacy Update: MBA Calls on VA, Congress to Implement Permanent Partial Claim Program Following News on VASP Phase-out
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Ncontracts Cassandra Wayman: 10 Tips for Building a Robust Lending Compliance Program
As lenders navigate the complexities of compliance in 2025, adopting effective strategies to meet regulatory requirements and promote fair lending is vital, Ncontracts’ Cassandra Wayman writes.
MBA Technology Resource Center
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About the MISMO Innovation Investment Fee
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, launched the Innovation Investment Fee in 2021 to allow lenders to support the important work necessary to foster efficiency, cost reduction, interoperability, digital transformation and innovation in the mortgage process.
Quote of the Day
“Most sectors within the economy showed modest job growth. Unsurprisingly, given the DOGE headlines, federal government payrolls decreased by 4,000 over the month, with further decreases anticipated.”
–MBA SVP and Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni
U.S. Adds 228,000 Jobs in March; Industry Economists Weigh In
Total nonfarm payroll increased by 228,000 in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
MBA Calls on VA, Congress to Implement Permanent Partial Claim Program to Assist Veteran Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, commented on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ reported plans of a phase-out of its Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program.