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Category: News and Trends
Earn Your Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) Designation
When you graduate from MBA Education’s School of Mortgage Banking, you become an Accredited Mortgage Professional–AMP.
MBA’s Single-Family Research Showcase, June 25-26
A two-day online event, the Single-Family Research & Economics Showcase highlights the most current results and insights from MBA’s residential surveys, forecasts and reports.
Cost of Owning, Maintaining a Home Up 26% Since 2020, Bankrate Finds
The average annual cost of owning and maintaining a single-family home in the U.S. is 26% higher now than four years ago, according to Bankrate, New York.
Jonas Hoerler From Asurity–TRID Refresher Series: Understanding TRID Tolerance and Timing Requirements for Disclosures in Mortgage Transactions
This is the first entry of a two-part refresher series covering various aspects of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule.
Quote: June 17, 2024
“With the housing market slowing down over the past year, some metro areas appear notably better positioned than others to withstand a scenario of the market topping out and heading downward.”
–ATTOM CEO Rob Barber
Navigating the Future: A Conversation with Dawar Alimi on Technology Trends in the Mortgage Industry
MBA Newslink sat down with Lender Price CEO and Co-Founder Dawar Alimi to gain some insight into the current state of technology in the mortgage industry and its future trajectory.
Optimal Blue: Rate-and-Term Refis Jump in May
Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, released its Market Advantage Mortgage Data Report for May, finding, among other metrics, an almost 26% increase in rate-and-term refinances in May.
MBA Thanks Princess Mackie Book Challenge Participants
The Mortgage Bankers Association launched the Princess Mackie Book Challenge to promote financial education and develop new tools and resources to help children and their families learn more about homeownership in schools and community organizations. This week, MBA would like to highlight DHI Mortgage Company, Austin, and Lennar Mortgage, Miami, for participating in this initiative.
Quote: June 14, 2024
“The sharp increase in demand for rate-and-term refinances following a dip in rates indicates that homeowners with rates above 7% feel pinched and are sensitive to even modest interest rate movements in the current economic landscape.”
–Brennan O’Connell, Director of Data Solutions at Optimal Blue