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Volume 24 Issue 250

Monday, December 22, 2025

Advocacy Update: Bipartisan Housing Package Clears HFSC; MBA Calls on FHFA to Replace Tri-Merge; More

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

Existing-Home Sales Increase Slightly in November

Existing-home sales increased by 0.5% in November, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday.

Matic: Premium Growth Slowing, but Insurance Affordability Challenges Remain

Matic, Columbus, Ohio, reported that after a few years of significant rate increases, home insurance premium growth began to slow in 2025.

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MBANow: MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Lending

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Affordability Hits Three-Year High as Sellers Step Back and Buyers Gain Power
Renovated Homes Are Still a Draw, but the Edge Is Fading
The Data Problems in Thursday’s Inflation Report Will Linger for Months
Lazerson’s 2026 Mortgage, Housing Predictions
New York Mayor Adams Moves to Block Zohran Mamdani’s 2026 Rent Freeze

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

The High-Performance Manager: Proven Systems to Lead, Recruit, & Coach Winning Sales Teams, Jan. 20
MBA State and Federal Advocacy Webinar & Fly-In Series Part II, Jan. 21
Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members Program

Allied Van Lines: Moves Decrease Slightly, but Americans Attracted to Midsize Cities

Allied Van Lines, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., released its annual U.S. Migration Report, analyzing Americans’ moves in 2025.

December 19, 2025

Chart of the Week: Lender-Paid Loan Expense and Borrower-Paid Charges and Fees

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In recent years as volume has subsided, mortgage lenders have been focused on rising origination expenses, including credit costs.

December 23, 2025

Why Mortgage Executives Can’t Afford to Ignore AI

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Enact’s Mary Kay Scully writes that for mortgage leaders, the question is no longer whether AI will shape the industry but how quickly they will adapt to it.

December 19, 2025

MBA Statement on the Confirmations of Travis Hill, Frank Cassidy and Joe Gormley

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MBA's Bob Broeksmit commented on the Senate’s confirmation of Travis Hill as Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Frank Cassidy as Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration Commissioner; and Joe Gormley as President of Ginnie Mae.

December 22, 2025

Wilqo’s Tom Morelli on Where Technology Is Driving ROI–and Where It’s Not

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As the industry changes, so does the cost of doing business. According to Freddie Mac’s 2024 Cost to Originate study, average origination costs have gone up 35% over the past three years, leaving origination costs incredibly high.

December 19, 2025

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December 19, 2025

Cotality: Home Equity Continues to Dip

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Cotality, Irvine, Calif., released its Homeowner Equity Report for Q3 2025, finding borrower equity decreased year-over-year by 2.1%.

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