
Advocacy Update: Recap–MAA Town Hall on Trump Administration Updates, MBA Legislative Priorities, and #MBANAC25
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

ICE: Foreclosure Starts Jump in January
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., released its “first look” at January mortgage performance, finding that foreclosure starts jumped by 30% and foreclosure sales rose by 25%.

Achieve Survey: Americans’ Financial Trends Stable, but Challenges Remain
Achieve, San Mateo, Calif., released its quarterly debt survey, finding that 26% of households report accruing more debt over the past quarter. However, that’s down from the 28% that said the same in Q4 2024.