The Mortgage Bankers Association weighed in yesterday on the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on “unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome, and unsound” rules.
Category: News and Trends
RentCafe Identifies Cities Building Most Apartments Downtown
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its Downtown Construction Report, finding Washington, D.C., is leading large cities in terms of downtown apartments completed between 2020-2024.
Industry Briefs, May 13, 2025
Industry news from Auction.com, Tavant, Optimal Blue, Argyle, Tidalwave, LERETA, Sagent, Prudent AI, Achieve and FICO.
Premier Member Spotlight: Vice Capital Markets
(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member Spotlights.)
Premier Member Spotlight: Vice Capital Markets
(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member Spotlights.)
MBA Statement on the Nomination of Jonathan McKernan as Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
MBA Advocacy Update: MBA Supports Full HVAC Partial Claim Authority Bill Passage
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Quote of the Day
“Jonathan McKernan’s current role as a Treasury Department advisor, as well as his deep experience as a regulator, in private practice, and on Capitol Hill make him a great choice to serve as Undersecretary of Domestic Finance.”
–MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, on Jonathan McKernan’s nomination to serve as Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Chart of the Week: Total Commercial Real Estate Lending
According to MBA’s Annual Origination Summation, from 2020 to 2024, commercial and multifamily mortgage originations experienced notable shifts across investor types.
ATTOM: Home Equity Dips Slightly in Q1
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q1 Home Equity and Underwater Report, revealing that 46.2% of mortgaged residential properties were considered equity-rich in the first quarter.