Pragma Director of Expansion Dan Farrell looks at ways the mortgage process can be improved.
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MBA Applauds Senate Banking Committee Advancement of ROAD to Housing Act of 2025
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement following the Senate Banking Committee’s markup and advancement of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.
MBA Weighs in With Senate Banking Committee on ROAD to Housing Act
MBA sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) regarding the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.
ATTOM: Home Sale Profits Increase in Q2
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q2 U.S. Home Sales Report, finding that sellers made, on average, a 50% profit selling single-family homes and condos during the quarter.
MBA Home Equity Study Shows Increase in Originations, Debt Outstanding in 2024
Originations of open-ended Home Equity Lines of Credit and closed-end home equity loans increased in 2024 by 7.2% from the previous year when comparing originators that reported in both years.
Industry Briefs, July 29, 2025
Industry news from A&D Mortgage, Blend, Doma, Friday Harbor, ATTOM, Planet Home Lending and Dovenmuehle.
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Secures $91M for Blue Rock Village in California
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged $91.45 million to refinance Blue Rock Village, a 560-unit garden-style multifamily property in Vallejo, Calif.
Chart of the Week: Cost of Servicing Performing and Non-Performing Loans
According to MBA’s latest Servicing Operations Study and Forum, fully-loaded mortgage servicing costs of performing loans averaged $176 per loan in 2024, while the costs of non-performing loans averaged $1,573 per loan.
Premier Member Editorial–Recruiting’s Hidden Advantage: The POS and Mobile App You Already Own
In today’s mortgage market, originations are hard to come by, but great loan officers are even harder, BeSmartee’s Tim Nguyen writes.
Industry Briefs, July 28, 2025
Industry news from A&D Mortgage, Blend, Doma, Friday Harbor, ATTOM, Planet Home Lending and Dovenmuehle.