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Category: News and Trends
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 5.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 14, 2025.
MISMO Calls for Participation in New Initiative to Standardize Title Order Data Exchange
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, is calling for industry professionals to join the Title and Closing Documents to Data Development Workgroup to support development of the Title Order Dataset Specification. This new initiative will define a standardized dataset for exchanging title order information between lenders, title providers and technology vendors.
How to Harness Complaint Management to Strengthen Risk Oversight
Ncontracts’ Stephanie Lyon writes that complaint management is more than reactive problem-solving; it can be proactive risk mitigation.
MBA: IMBs Report Production Profits in Third Quarter
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net production profit of $1,201 on each loan they originated in the third quarter, according to MBA’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.
Redefining Lending Efficiency with the Mortgage Cadence Platform (Sponsored)
With the Mortgage Cadence Platform (MCP), lenders achieve measurable efficiency gains. Discover how Suncoast Credit Union turned optimization into transformation.
ATTOM: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sees Eight Straight Months of Increases
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., reported that in October there were a total of 36,766 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, up 3% from September and up 19% year-over-year.
ACES Finds Modest Rise in Critical Defect Rate
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate increased from 1.31% in the first quarter of 2025 to 1.51% in the second.
MBA Premier Member Editorial: The Growing Desire for eClosing–Debunking Lenders’ Biggest Perceived RON Challenges
ServiceLink’s Marc Bator says adopting Remote Online Notarization isn’t just about keeping pace with technology, “it’s about meeting modern borrower expectations and positioning your organization for long-term success.”
Make Your Voice Heard through MBA Mortgage Action Alliance
The MBA Mortgage Action Alliance is a voluntary, non-partisan and free nationwide grassroots lobbying network of real estate finance industry professionals, affiliated with the Mortgage Bankers Association.