Pending home sales showed no change from the prior month in September and fell 0.9% year over year, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
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MBA Commends CFPB for Rescinding Nonbank Registration Rules
MBA’s Bob Broeksmit issued a statement in response to the CFPB rescinding its 2024 regulation that would have established a public registry of nonbank entities subject to certain agency and court orders and withdrawing its 2023 proposal to create a registry of nonbank contract terms and conditions:
Premier Member Editorial: Prudent AI’s Jayendran GS on How Fannie Mae’s Tech Partnerships Signal a Market Transformation
The agency lending ecosystem is actively expanding to serve America’s growing self-employed workforce—and Fannie Mae’s strategic partnerships with leading technology vendors clearly signal the acceleration of this transformation.
Redfin: 29% of Home Purchases Are Made in Cash
Just under three in 10 U.S. homebuyers paid in all cash in August, down insignificantly from 29% a year earlier, according to Redfin, Seattle.
Premier Member Editorial: Hidden Cost of Re-Engagement–Why Lenders Pay Twice for Abandoned Applications
BeSmartee’s Tim Nguyen says the lenders who thrive in the next cycle won’t be those spending the most on leads. “They’ll be those who fix funnel leaks before the wave hits.”
Premier Member Editorial: The Refinancing Dependency Crisis–What Recent Homebuyer Data Reveals About Market Risk
Truework President and Co-Founder Ethan Winchell writes that lenders aren’t just facing a rate environment problem; they’re facing a readiness gap.
Building Long-Term Value: How Subservicing Supports a Servicing-Retained Strategy
Dovenmuehle’s Chris Torres writes that the economics of servicing have never been more compelling.
MAA Quarterly Webinar: 365 Days Until the Mid-Term Elections-Nov. 4
Join us November 4, 2025 from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM ET for the latest MAA Quarterly Webinar. Click here for more information. About the EventWith the 2026 midterms approaching, the industry …
Latest FICO Score is a Game Changer for Mortgage Lending (Sponsored by FICO)
FICO® Score 10T’s industry-leading techniques enhance risk assessment and enable more loan approvals in the mortgage banking industry
LenderLogix: Q3 Sees Dip in Pre-Approvals, but Bigger Down Payments
LenderLogix, Buffalo, N.Y., released its Homebuyer Intelligence Report for Q3, finding that borrowers generated 8.61% fewer pre-approval letters through its QuickQual pre-approval platform than in Q2.