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Existing-Home Sales Increase 1.5% in September
Existing-home sales increased by 1.5% month over month in September, according to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Report.
MBA Education Honors WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia with Willis Bryant Award
LAS VEGAS–MBA Education honored WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia with its 2025 Willis Bryant Award here at the 2025 Annual Convention and Expo.
Industry Panel Tackles AI, Customer Experience
LAS VEGAS–What impact will AI have on the mortgage banking industry? Is it a bubble? How does it fit into the customer experience?
Maria Shriver Reflects on Women’s Progress, Personal Growth
LAS VEGAS–Journalist, bestselling author and thought leader Maria Shriver has seen many changes during her career–and she enjoys sharing what she’s learned.
AI Drives the Next QC Evolution (Sponsored by ACES Quality Management)
Mortgage quality control is evolving again as artificial intelligence begins reshaping auditor efficiency, loan quality and risk management for lenders and servicers.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Oct. 17, 2025.
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Announces 2025 Award Winners
LAS VEGAS–The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced the recipients of the Opens Doors annual awards, which recognize those who have made lasting contributions to advance the Foundation’s mission of providing mortgage and rental assistance to families with critically ill or injured children.
New Mortgage Compliance Dataset Moves Closer to Implementation With Launch of CSBS/MISMO Tech Sprint
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization opened registration for the Mortgage Compliance Dataset Tech Sprint kickoff event. The Mortgage Compliance Dataset is designed to streamline supervisory compliance examinations for residential mortgage loans.
Tech All-Star: Seever Sulaiman-A Mortgage Tech Career Marked by Proud Moments
When he looks back on the proudest moments of his career so far, Seever Sulaiman isn’t hurting for memories–ranging from his initial industry job where he helped build the first automated mortgage fraud detection platform in the country to in 2018 selling a company he cofounded, Resitrader, to Optimal Blue.