MBA Seeks Participants in New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Study

The Mortgage Bankers Association introduces a new offering to its members — the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Study — separately designed and compiled for both the residential and commercial/multifamily sides of the real estate finance industry.

CFPB: Refi Loans Drove Increase in 2020 Closed-End Originations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued another report of its analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on Thursday, noting closed-end mortgage originations, as well as applications, increased substantially between 2019 and 2020.

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“Even now, many lenders are seeing changes in their business due to a slowly cooling real estate market and a shift in product mix. But without analytics applied to their data, these changes are felt more than observed.”
–Joe Camerieri, Executive Vice President of Mortgage Cadence, Denver.

MBA: 2Q Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to One-Year Low

The Mortgage Bankers Association on Thursday released its Second Quarter National Delinquency Survey, showing the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.47 percent of all loans outstanding—the lowest rate since first-quarter 2020.

Rita Moreno Keynotes mPower Luncheon at MBA Annual Convention & Expo

Registration for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, taking place Oct. 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center, is officially open. Join MBA in San Diego as Academy Award- and Presidential Medal of Freedom Award-winning actress Rita Moreno keynotes the mPower Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

CFPB Report: Refi Loans Drove Increase in 2020 Closed-End Originations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued another report of its analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on Thursday, noting closed-end mortgage originations, as well as applications, increased substantially between 2019 and 2020.