“Research has long shown that couples with similar and higher credit scores are more likely to stay together, but our study highlights another important reason to pay attention to credit before tying the knot.”
–Tim Lucas, Lead Analyst at Mortgage Research Network
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released a report on the best cities for renters in 2025, naming McKinney, Texas, as the top location.
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged a $125 million loan to finance the construction of Cassi, a 107-unit mixed-use project located in Miami’s Design District.
(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member Spotlights.)
Mortgage loans led an increase in early- and mid-stage delinquencies across all credit categories in May, according to new CreditGauge report from VantageScore, San Francisco, Calif.
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, commented on Senate passage of H.R. 1, the Republican-led tax and spending package on July 1. As of Thursday morning, the bill was still moving through the House of Representatives.
“MBA will work with congressional leaders in the coming days to ensure that these beneficial tax policies remain intact in any final package signed into law by President Trump.”
–MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB
Construction spending dipped in May for the seventh straight month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Trepp, New York, reported that the CMBS delinquency rate rose in June, up 5 basis points to 7.13%.
Mortgage applications increased 2.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 27, 2025. Last week’s results included an adjustment for the Juneteenth holiday.
