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Volume 23 Issue 33

Friday, February 16, 2024

MBA Chairman Mark Jones Testifies on VA Home Lending Before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee

Mark Jones, MBA's 2024 Chairman and President of Union Home Mortgage, testified at a hearing titled, "Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA’s Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market," before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

MBA: January New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increased 19.1% YoY

The Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey for January 2024 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 19.1% compared to a year ago.

Lisa Sun on Rediscovering Your Inner Child’s Confidence at #MBACREF24

SAN DIEGO—Why aren’t we as brave and confident as we were when we were kids?

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

Princess Mackie Buys a House Visits a New Orleans Elementary School

Princess Mackie Buys a House Visits a New Orleans Elementary School

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

mPower Moments: Serving Diverse Communities with CNB’s Dr. Vanessa Montañez

mPower Moments: Serving Diverse Communities with CNB’s Dr. Vanessa Montañez

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Rates Rise for the Second Week, Reaching 6.77%
You Can Blame Boomers for the Housing Market Inventory Shortage
Fannie Mae Reports Q4, Full-Year Earnings
‘The Least Affordable Housing Market in Recent Memory’: Why Now is a Great Time to Rent
10 Creative Ways to Income-Qualify for a Home Loan
Student Housing Pre-Leasing at All-Time High
Could Vacant Office Spaces Across the U.S. be The Solution to a National Problem?
Student Housing Has a New Mantra: Bigger Is Better

MBA NEWS

MBA’s Mid-Winter Housing Finance Conference March 10-13
March 19-20, 2024: MBA National Advocacy Conference
MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference May 5-8

Quote: Feb. 16, 2024

"MBA appreciates this opportunity to comment on many of the critical issues that impact the VA Home Loan Program – including the need for potential legislation to implement needed statutory changes. We also look forward to working with Congress to help provide the VA with the resources necessary to implement these changes. --MBA 2024 Chairman Mark A. Jones, President of Union Home Mortgage

MISMO Partners with Federal Housing Agencies to Launch New Work Group Focused on Building a New Servicing Data Standard

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today issued a call for industry professionals to join a new development work group focused on creating a servicing data standard for Federal Housing Agency loans. The Federal Housing Agency Servicing Dataset workgroup effort is powered by Sagent.

February 16, 2024

MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Kim King, CMB, AMP

(One in a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)

February 16, 2024

The Year of Simplicity: Strategies for a Seamless Mortgage Operation–BeSmartee’s Tim Nguyen

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If you’re reading this I don’t have to tell you that mortgages are really complex. So, let’s just get right into it and talk about how we can simplify mortgage for your own sanity (and your borrowers as well).

February 16, 2024

MBA NewsLink Q&A with Ardley Technologies CEO Nathan Den Herder

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With mortgage rates likely to drop this year, there’s an upcoming opportunity for servicers to reconnect with borrowers for refinancing. The problem? Every other lender will be targeting them, too--plus, it’s well known that most borrowers do not turn to their original lender or servicer to refinance.

February 15, 2024

Builder Sentiment Increases for Third Consecutive Month

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Expectations that mortgage rates will continue to moderate, the prospect of future rate cuts and a protracted lack of existing inventory boosted home builder sentiment for the third straight month.

February 26, 2024

Today: MISMO Industry Standards Residential Technology Webinar

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Data governance is a crucial piece to data management within an organization. Join MISMO's Data Governance and Management Community of Practice today, Feb. 27, for an in-depth review and discussion of the artifacts created by the Data Governance and Management CoP over the last few years.

February 15, 2024

Optimal Blue: Lock Volume Rises 36% Month-Over-Month in January

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Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, said mortgage lock volume rose 36% month-over-month in January as rates eased.

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