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Volume 24 Issue 95

Thursday, May 15, 2025

MBA: April New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increased 5.3% YoY

The Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey data for April 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 5.3% compared to a year ago.

MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increases 42% in the First Quarter of 2025

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 42% higher in the first quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 40% from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to MBA's Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

People in the News, May 15, 2025

Industry personnel news from Selene, SitusAMC and Friday Harbor.

MBA VIDEOS

MBANow: Auction.com President Ali Haralson on How SmartSale Helps Homeowners (sponsored)

MBANow: Auction.com President Ali Haralson on How SmartSale Helps Homeowners (sponsored)

MBA Research Minute: What's Happening in the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute: What's Happening in the Housing Market

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the Latest on Trigger Leads, HUD Advocacy

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the Latest on Trigger Leads, HUD Advocacy

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

MBA Supports Tax Reform Package Advancing Through House Committee
Why Foreclosures Are Still Below Pre-pandemic Levels
Fed Vice Chair Focused on ‘Hard Data’ Amid Uncertainty
Here’s Where Gen Zers Are Buying Homes – and It’s Not in LA or NYC

MBA NEWS

Crisis Communication Playbook: How to Rapidly Respond to Borrowers with Clear & Empathetic Communications During Natural Disasters (May 20)
AI Mortgage Practitioner Course: May 28-30

Quote of the Day

"Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations posted a strong rebound in the first three months of the year, increasing 42% compared to year-ago levels." --MBA's Reggie Booker

Lenders Are Losing Trust in the Age of AI. Here’s What the Best Are Doing Differently. Sponsored by nCino

In today's mortgage landscape, balancing cutting-edge technology with personalized service is the key to success. As lenders face rising costs and shifting borrower expectations, learning to leverage AI isn’t optional—it's essential for survival.

May 15, 2025

CRE CLO Resurgence: A Conversation with KBRA’s Christina Moy & Margit Grejdus

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MBA Newslink recently interviewed Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s Christina Moy and Margit Greydus about commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations credit from their vantage points handling new issuance and surveillance credit ratings.

May 15, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: Lenders Take Note–The Technology Buyers Want to See

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Today’s buyers want to see a wide array of technology offerings provided by their lender. In fact, they have come to expect it, ServiceLink's Rajshekar Prabhakar writes.

May 15, 2025

Southern Discomfort: Weather, Economic Headwinds Drive Home Insurance Premiums Through the Roof

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First American Senior Economist Sam Williamson examines the explosion in homeowners’ insurance costs and highlights areas where costs have increased the most.

May 14, 2025

Mortgage Delinquencies Increase Slightly in First Quarter

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The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.04% of all loans outstanding at the end of the first quarter, according to MBA's National Delinquency Survey.

May 14, 2025

Inside the 2024 HMDA Data: Growth, Gaps, and a Shifting Landscape

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iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli says the latest HMDA data indicate early recovery and shifting dynamics, with independent mortgage banks gaining ground and refinancing activity returning.

May 14, 2025

May 15–Defeating New Servicing Challenges with AI and Automation

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Join MBA and a panel of mortgage servicing experts that will discuss the dual importance of automated workflow and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and how together they can be used to overcome mounting pressures facing today’s servicers.

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