Dwight Capital, New York, and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, announced a series of transactions totaling $475.5 million in May.
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Join MBA’s Member Discount Program
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Member Discount Program offers companies the opportunity to provide special, member-only discounts — boosting visibility and engagement with MBA members.

Get Featured in MBA NewsLink: Premier Associate Member Spotlights & White Paper Q&As
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Chart of the Week: Average Turn Times for Broker Wholesale & Non-Delegated Correspondent Production Channels
This week’s Chart of the Week details turn times for the broker wholesale and non-delegated correspondent production channels in the first quarter of 2025.

MBA’s CRA Lending Workshop, July 22
MBA is offering a one-day in-person workshop to discuss business strategies for complying with and embracing the Community Reinvestment Act, Fair Lending Laws and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act as they relate to residential mortgage lending.

Cotality: Mortgage Application Fraud Steady in Q1 2025
Cotality, Irvine, Calif., released its National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index for Q1, finding that the index is at 133, down 0.3% from Q4 2024.

Industry Briefs, July 1, 2025
Industry news from Volly, Gateless, Class Valuation, Argyle, PHH Mortgage, MeridianLink, FICO, Merchants Bank, Clarifire, First Community Mortgage and Blue Sage.

Advocacy Update: House Passes MBA-Supported Trigger Leads Bill; Senate Reconciliation Update; HUD Mortgagee Letters; more
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Quote of the Day
“If market conditions continue to challenge sellers, risks like misrepresented down payments, inflated prices and straw buyers could increase dramatically.”
–Matt Seguin, senior principal of fraud solutions with Cotality

Dealmaker: FHLBank San Francisco Invests $53M to Preserve San Francisco Affordable Housing
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco invested $52.6 million in a Fannie Mae bond issuance that will support the continuing affordability of 230 housing units for very low-income residents living near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.