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Volume 24 Issue 125

Monday, June 30, 2025

Advocacy Update: House Passes MBA-Supported Trigger Leads Bill; Senate Reconciliation Update; HUD Mortgagee Letters; more

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

Cotality: Mortgage Application Fraud Steady in Q1 2025

Cotality, Irvine, Calif., released its National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index for Q1, finding that the index is at 133, down 0.3% from Q4 2024.

Industry Briefs, July 1, 2025

Industry news from Volly, Gateless, Class Valuation, Argyle, PHH Mortgage, MeridianLink, FICO, Merchants Bank, Clarifire, First Community Mortgage and Blue Sage.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: The Importance of Having Transferable Skills with Freedom Mortgage’s Shari Senior

mPower Moments: The Importance of Having Transferable Skills with Freedom Mortgage’s Shari Senior

mPower Moments: On Trusting your Instincts with MBA’s Tamara King

mPower Moments: On Trusting your Instincts with MBA’s Tamara King

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

What’s in Trump’s Tax-Cut Bill Making Its Way Through the U.S. Congress?
Mortgage Benefits Emerge as Valuable Perk for Employees in Tight Housing Market
Today’s Labor Market Shines New Light On Home Equity
Fannie Mae’s New AI-Powered Crime Detection Unit: The Pulte/Palantir Project
HUD Plans Overhaul of Its Manufactured Housing Program

MBA NEWS

Essentials for Executives and Board Members: Module VIII: Corporate Social Responsibility, July 11
The Current State of Non-Agency Lending, July 15

Dealmaker: FHLBank San Francisco Invests $53M to Preserve San Francisco Affordable Housing

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco invested $52.6 million in a Fannie Mae bond issuance that will support the continuing affordability of 230 housing units for very low-income residents living near San Francisco's Fisherman’s Wharf.

July 02, 2025

MBA Premier Member Spotlight: Sei

(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.)

June 30, 2025

Chart of the Week: Average Turn Times for Broker Wholesale & Non-Delegated Correspondent Production Channels

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This week’s Chart of the Week details turn times for the broker wholesale and non-delegated correspondent production channels in the first quarter of 2025.

June 27, 2025

MBA Affordable Housing Resource Page

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The Affordable Housing Resource Center is an MBA member toolkit of resources aimed addressing the nation’s affordable housing challenges and barriers to homeownership.

June 27, 2025

Premier Member Editorial: The Compliance Gap Is Growing, and Servicers Can’t Afford to Fall In

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During the pandemic, federal regulators led the charge on borrower protections. Now that they are stepping aside, servicers are navigating a fractured regulatory landscape with little federal guidance, Covius' Jennifer Keys writes.

June 27, 2025

People in the News, June 30, 2025

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Industry personnel news from Sagent, ServiceLink and Click n' Close.

June 27, 2025

ICE First Look: Delinquencies Steady in May but Trending Higher Annually

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ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, released its May 2025 First Look, finding that the national delinquency rate fell 2 basis points to 3.2% in May. However, it’s up 16 basis points from May 2024.

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