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Volume 24 Issue 235

Monday, December 01, 2025

Advocacy Update: MBA Blasts Credit Reporting Price Hikes; FHFA Announces 2026 Conforming Loan Limits; Recap of MBA and FDIC, OCC Leadership Meetings

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

Survey Finds Buyers Reporting Less Regret

Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., released a new report finding that post-purchase regret among homebuyers has dropped in recent years. In 2023, 15% of buyers said they felt regret. In 2025, that share dropped to just 8%.

Single-Family Rent Growth Stagnates, Cotality Finds

Cotality, Irvine, Calif., reported annual single-family rent growth in September hit its lowest point since 2010.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector’s Malgosia Stella on the Regulatory Environment (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector’s Malgosia Stella on the Regulatory Environment (sponsored)

MBA Now: John McMullen and Adam DeSanctis Discuss MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Affordability

MBA Now: John McMullen and Adam DeSanctis Discuss MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Affordability

mPower Moments: On Finding Your Purpose with Maria Shriver

mPower Moments: On Finding Your Purpose with Maria Shriver

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

December Housing Data Provides Early Signals for 2026 Market
AI Marketing Might Create Mortgage Adoption Hesitancy
Originations Slump Across Products in Third Quarter
Office-to-Residential Conversions Are Booming and New York Is the Epicenter

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

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Where Things Stand for FICO Score 10T in the Conforming Mortgage Market (sponsored)

FICO® Score 10T historical data to be released in advance of implementation by the GSEs.

December 01, 2025

MBA Newslink Premier Member Spotlight: Prudent AI

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.

November 30, 2025

Chart of the Week IMB Net Production Income, Results for Top 20% and Bottom 20% of QPR Sample

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For this Chart of the Week, we compare those companies in the top 20 percent for net production income in basis points versus those companies in the bottom 20 percent over the past ten years.

December 01, 2025

From Risk Elimination to Risk Management: The Mindset Shift Financial Institutions Need to Innovate

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Ncontracts' Rafael DeLeon writes that growth requires more than avoiding danger; it requires managing it.

November 26, 2025

FHFA Increases Conforming Loan Limit Values for 2026

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On Tuesday, U.S. Federal Housing increased the conforming loan limit values for mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acquire in 2026. In most of the United States, the 2026 CLL value for one-unit properties will be $832,750, up $26,250 from 2025.

November 26, 2025

Six for 2026: Predicting Next Year’s Housing Market

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First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi looks at six dynamics that she says will shape the housing market in 2026.

November 26, 2025

Perks Marketplace: Special Discounts Through Dec. 1 for MBA Members from Dell, Lowe’s

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Your MBA membership gets you access to discounts on our exclusive Perks Marketplace platform. Dell Computers and Lowe's are currently offering MBA members special limited-time deals on Perks Marketplace.

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