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Volume 24 Issue 159

Monday, August 18, 2025

July New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increased 6.8%

The Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey data for July 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 6.8% compared to a year ago.

Ace: Most Millennial Homeowners Have Unfinished Repair Projects

Ace Hardware Home Services, Oak Brook, Ill., released a new survey finding that 87% of millennial homeowners have at least one pending repair project, but 84% say they’ve delayed fixes.

Advocacy Update: John Hedlund Nominated to Be 2026 MBA Vice Chair; Trump Administration Publishes Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda

This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Lender Price’s Paul Orlando on Mortgage Technology and ROI (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Lender Price’s Paul Orlando on Mortgage Technology and ROI (sponsored)

MBANow: MBA’s CREF Awareness Intern Christian Jennings on CREF Careers

MBANow: MBA’s CREF Awareness Intern Christian Jennings on CREF Careers

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

Bob Broeksmit Celebrates Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act Passage

Bob Broeksmit Celebrates Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act Passage

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Lenders See Signs of 2025 Originations Growth
The Fed is Expected to Cut Rates. Don’t Expect Mortgage Rates to Follow.
Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling
Late-Summer Listings Increase, but U.S. Home Prices Remain Flat

MBA NEWS

Digital Leadership from the Top Down: How Executives Use Social Media to Influence, Inspire, and Lead with Purpose, Aug. 19
Reverse Mortgages State of Play, Aug. 27
Benchmarking for Performance and the Performance Ratios Every Mortgage Banker Must Know–Sept. 3
Trends in Non-Bank Lending: Evolving Strategies & Creating Operational Advantages, Sept. 9

ATTOM: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Jumps 13% Year-Over-Year in July

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found there were 36,128 properties with foreclosure filings in July, up 11% from June and up 13% from last year.

August 18, 2025

Chart of the Week: Composition of Seriously Delinquent Loans by Origination Year

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While overall mortgage delinquencies were relatively flat compared to last year, earlier-stage delinquencies declined while serious delinquencies – those loans 90 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure – increased.

August 19, 2025

Premier Member Editorial: Instant Income, Employment Verification Help Lenders Do More with Less

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Equifax Workforce Solutions' Chris Mock says lenders who adopt automated VOIE early in the application process gain the advantage of speed, accuracy and deeper insight.

August 15, 2025

Town Hall with MBA Leadership, Aug. 21

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Attend this Town Hall with MBA Leadership to hear news from both the residential and commercial/multifamily arenas from MBA leadership.

August 15, 2025

People in the News, Aug. 18, 2025

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Industry news from Covered Insurance, WFG, ServiceLink and Planet Home Lending.

August 15, 2025

Rethinking Market Outreach

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Southern Bancorp President of Mortgage Jeremy Davis says mortgage professionals must stop mistaking marketing for connection.

August 15, 2025

Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease Slightly in the Second Quarter

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The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.93% of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter, according to MBA's National Delinquency Survey.

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