Merchants Capital, Carmel, Ind., announced more than $56 million in total financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of an affordable housing development called Cumberland Crossing in Fishers, Ind.
Category: News and Trends
October New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decrease 2.6%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey for October 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 2.6% compared to a year ago.
Chart of the Week–Seriously Delinquent Loans by Loan Type
According to the latest MBA National Delinquency Survey, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.99% of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter.
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increase in Third Quarter
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.99% of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter, according to MBA’s National Delinquency Survey.
MBA Premier Member Editorial: How Compliance‑First AI Is Reshaping Mortgage Quality Control, Underwriting
Sei AI’s Pranay Shetty says the next inflection point in Quality Control is the application of artificial intelligence, as emerging pressures call for the ability to extract patterns and surface insights that manual processes cannot.
CoStar, Tourism Economics Downgrade U.S. Hotel Forecast
CoStar and Tourism Economics further downgraded their hotel performance projections in their final forecast of 2025.
Flood-Prone Areas See People Move Away, Redfin Finds
Redfin, Seattle, released an analysis finding that high-flood-risk counties saw more residents move out than in last year.
MBA Advocacy Update: Congress, White House Reach Agreement to Fund Government Through January
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
MISMO Seeks Comment on HUD Addendum to URLA Dataset
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced that it is seeking public comment on a MISMO dataset mapping for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA).
Industry Briefs, Nov. 17, 2025
Industry news from Mortgage Cadence, MeridianLink, FICO, NewDay USA, Arrive Home and Enact Mortgage Insurance.