TransUnion, Chicago, released its Q3 Credit Industry Insights Report, finding that mortgage originations grew 8.8% year-over-year in Q2.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: M&T Realty Capital Corp. Provides $23M Cash-Out Refinance in Pennsylvania
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, announced the closing of a $23.2 million Freddie Mac floating-rate refinance for DLP Kutztown, an apartment community in Maxatawny Township in eastern Pennsylvania.
Advocacy Update: Government Shutdown Latest; Fannie Mae Updates on Construction Lending, Rep and Warrant Relief; MBA Letters to FHFA on Housing Goals and Strategic Plan
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
New MBA Webinar Series to Explore How to Leverage Rental Payment History Into the Underwriting Process
In April, MBA published its Leveraging Rental Payment History to Approve More First-Time Homebuyers white paper, which focuses on increasing lender adoption of rental payment history. As the next step in its efforts, MBA is encouraging members to join a timely discussion about the benefits of incorporating rental payment history into the underwriting process via a series of upcoming webinars.
MBA Chart of the Week: Refinance-Driven Growth in CRE Mortgage Originations
This week’s Chart of the Week focuses on trends in commercial and multifamily originations, which saw a 36 percent increase year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025.
Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in October
Mortgage credit availability increased in October according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
Industry Briefs, Nov. 12, 2025
Industry news from Mortgage Cadence, MeridianLink, FICO, NewDay USA, Arrive Home, Enact Mortgage Insurance, Data Foundation and DFIN.
People in the News, Nov. 10, 2025
Industry personnel news from Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., NewDay USA, Certainty Home Lending, Click n’ Close, NCCI and Polunsky Beitel Green.
Mortgage Call Report Version 7 XML Released
On Oct. 31, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors posted the Mortgage Call Report Version 7 XML file for filers to begin building compliance. Considering the delay in the XML release, MBA has urged CSBS and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators to encourage their state regulator members to offer Q1 2026 grace periods for the first filing of MCRV7.
ATTOM: Vacancy, Zombie Foreclosure Rates Down
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q4 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, finding that 1.32% of residential properties in the U.S. were vacant. That amounts to about 1.4 million homes.