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Volume 24 Issue 12

Friday, January 17, 2025

MBA Statement on the Nomination of Bill Pulte as FHFA Director

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement on Bill Pulte being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase 8.9%

MBA's Builder Application Survey data for December 2024 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 8.9% compared to a year ago.

Optimal Blue: YoY Mortgage Activity Increases Across All Loan Types

Optimal Blue’s latest Market Advantage report found year-over-year growth in mortgage activity, even as seasonal trends led to a month-over-month decline in rate lock volumes.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Taking Care of Yourself with Goldie Hawn

mPower Moments: On Taking Care of Yourself with Goldie Hawn

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA’s Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA’s Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Sen. Tim Scott Criticizes FHFA Actions, Eyes Housing Reform
Mortgage Rates Climb Above 7% to Highest Level Since May
How Los Angeles Wildfire Victims Can Get Mortgage Payment Relief
Giant Commercial-Property Firm Goes All In on Co-Working With New Deal

MBA NEWS

Application Deadline Jan. 31: mPact Young Professionals Spotlight Award
March 4: Mastering Compliance and Efficiency with Digital Reverifications

Quote of the Day

"We look forward to working with him and the FHFA staff on policies and programs that boost housing supply and create affordable opportunities for our nation’s homebuyers and renters while protecting taxpayers and ensuring a robust secondary mortgage market and Federal Home Loan Bank system for single-family and multifamily lenders." --MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, discussing FHFA Director nominee Bill Pulte

Industry Briefs, Jan. 17 2025

Industry news in brief from MCT and Outamotion.

January 16, 2025

Redfin Reports Asking Rents Ended 2024 at Lowest Level in Nearly Three Years

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The median U.S. apartment asking rent fell 0.3% year over year in December to $1,594—the lowest level since March 2022—according to Redfin, Seattle.

January 17, 2025

MBA Statement on FHA’s Loss Mitigation Waterfall Updates

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MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the Federal Housing Administration’s release of its permanent loss mitigation waterfall.

January 15, 2025

MISMO Honors Annual Award Recipients at 2025 Winter Summit

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MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced the recipients of its MISMO Awards program during a ceremony held at its 2025 Winter Summit.

January 16, 2025

ProxyPics: An MBA Premier Member Profile

(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 profiles.)

January 16, 2025

Tavant’s Sandeep Shivam: AI’s Breakthrough Moment–Transforming the Mortgage Industry from Application to Closing

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In 2025, the mortgage industry will shift from planning to full AI implementation.

January 15, 2025

MBA Launches Cleveland State University Mortgage Banking Bound Program

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MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, launched its Mortgage Banking Bound (MBB) program at Cleveland State University.

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