Mortgage applications for new home purchases started the new year on a strong note, posting solid increases from both a month ago and a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
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MBA Advocacy Update
Last week, the Trump administration released its annual budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. In addition, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae announced a new certification requirement associated with submission of the Quarterly Mortgage Bankers’ Financial Reporting Form; and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees on current monetary policy and the state of the economy.
Millennials, Gen Z Trust ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’
Millennials and Gen Z have become increasingly prevalent in the housing market. But to get there, they’re still turning to the “Bank of Mom and Dad.” And that’s having a ripple effect on their Boomer parents.
MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates
Last week MBA released its latest National Delinquency Survey for the fourth quarter. Mortgage delinquencies track closely to the U.S. unemployment rate, and with unemployment at historic lows, it’s no surprise to see so many households paying their mortgage on time.
The Week Ahead
Two down; more to come: the Mortgage Bankers Association’s busy 2020 conference season continues next week in Orlando with the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo.
(Sponsored Content) Are Today’s Mortgage Servicers Ready for Gen Z?
Generation Z is beginning to enter the housing market and pay mortgages of their own. In order to prepare, servicers must address their unique needs.
Don’t Get Caught Without the Right Bench Strength: Risks All Servicers Face When Insourcing Hazard Insurance Claims
The last decade has been good to the mortgage industry. In fact, we have gone an entire decade without a recession. Following the last mortgage crisis of 2008 that brought the entire industry to its knees, we have seen a strong return with high home values and vibrant lending and origination activity.
John Vong, CMB, CMT, on eExams and Lending Compliance
John Vong, CMB, CMT, is president and co-founder of ComplianceEase, Burlingame, Calif., and a frequent contributor to MBA NewsLink.
Matt Johnner: ‘The Last Frontier of Lending’
Today, everything from mortgage lending to online banking uses technology to help save time. In the past few years, technology has gone from a luxury to a necessity and with that shift has come a flood of new technologies that automate nearly every process out there. This is also true of mortgage lending.
People in the News
SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Freddie Mac Multifamily with the 2020 Commercial/Multifamily Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Leadership Award.