MBA responded to FHA and Ginnie Mae’s request for input on how to modernize and strengthen the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage and HECM Mortgage-Backed Securities programs to better serve senior homeowners and support market liquidity.
Category: News and Trends
mPact Presents: Fireside Chat With the Authors of “Rethink Everything You Know About Networking” Dec. 4
Free for mPact and MBA members, join us for the Fireside Chat With the Authors of “Rethink Everything You Know About Networking” to hear from the contributors as they share practical strategies to nurture your networking skills.
Advocacy Update: MBA Blasts Credit Reporting Price Hikes; FHFA Announces 2026 Conforming Loan Limits; More
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Industry Briefs, Dec. 2, 2025
Industry news from Panorama Mortgage Group, Arrive Home, DocMagic, FirstClose and Lake Michigan Credit Union.
Survey Finds Buyers Reporting Less Regret
Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., released a new report finding that post-purchase regret among homebuyers has dropped in recent years.
Single-Family Rent Growth Stagnates, Cotality Finds
Cotality, Irvine, Calif., reported annual single-family rent growth in September hit its lowest point since 2010.
Dealmaker: Merchants Capital Secures $152M for Affordable Development in Columbus, Ohio
Merchants Capital, Carmel, Ind., secured $152.3 million in total financing for a 315-unit affordable housing community underway in Columbus, Ohio.
Chart of the Week IMB Net Production Income, Results for Top 20% and Bottom 20% of QPR Sample
For this Chart of the Week, we compare those companies in the top 20 percent for net production income in basis points versus those companies in the bottom 20 percent over the past ten years.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 21, 2025.
Six for 2026: Predicting Next Year’s Housing Market
First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi looks at six dynamics that she says will shape the housing market in 2026.