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Volume 24 Issue 212

Friday, October 24, 2025

To the Point With Bob: The 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Is the Bridge from Renting to Homeownership

Read a Letter to the Editor that MBA sent to The Wall Street Journal earlier this month in response to a baffling opinion article that criticized 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, including calling them “predatory” and a “scam.”

KBRA: Self-Storage Outperforms Despite Headwinds

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported the self-storage sector has been one of the best-performing property types in commercial mortgage-backed securities, even while facing headwinds in the last two years.

Industry Briefs, Oct. 24, 2025

Industry news from Alpha7x, Plaid, Incenter, Blend Labs, iEmergent, Prudent AI, Cloudvirga, Stewart Valuation Intelligence and STRATMOR Group.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Now: A Conversation with Tiffany McGarry on Optimal Blue’s PPE (sponsored)

MBA Now: A Conversation with Tiffany McGarry on Optimal Blue’s PPE (sponsored)

mPowering You 2025: Marcia Davies' Opening Remarks

mPowering You 2025: Marcia Davies' Opening Remarks

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

Experience mPowering You!

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

MBA’s Bob Broeksmit on Credit Scores and a Possible GSE Release
Fannie, Freddie IPO could happen in early 2026: Pulte
How Mortgage Companies Aim to Aid Borrowers Amid Shutdown
Most Potential Homebuyers Expect Mortgage Rates to Drop. That’s Why They’re Waiting
Average Long-Term U.S. Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.19%, Lowest Level in More Than a Year

MBA NEWS

Introduction to Mortgage Banking On Demand Starts Nov. 3
5 Key MISMO Initiatives Impacting Today’s Lenders, Nov. 13

AI Drives the Next QC Evolution (Sponsored by ACES Quality Management)

Mortgage quality control is evolving again as artificial intelligence begins reshaping auditor efficiency, loan quality and risk management for lenders and servicers.

October 23, 2025

Existing-Home Sales Increase 1.5% in September

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Existing-home sales increased by 1.5% month over month in September, according to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Report.

October 27, 2025

AI Alone Won’t Save Us: Why Data is the Real Fuel for Mortgage Reinvention

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Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo says mortgage leaders are chasing AI promises, “but the real path to profitability begins with something less glamorous--data modernization.”

October 24, 2025

How Smart Servicers Are Positioning for BPL Success

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Fay Servicing President Kim Hare says business-purpose lending has emerged as a fast-growing segment of the mortgage market.

October 23, 2025

Maria Shriver Reflects on Women’s Progress, Personal Growth

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LAS VEGAS--Journalist, bestselling author and thought leader Maria Shriver has seen many changes during her career--and she enjoys sharing what she’s learned.

October 23, 2025

Industry Panel Tackles AI, Customer Experience

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LAS VEGAS--What impact will AI have on the mortgage banking industry? Is it a bubble? How does it fit into the customer experience?

October 23, 2025

MBA Education Honors WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia with Willis Bryant Award

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LAS VEGAS--MBA Education honored WyHy Federal Credit Union’s Brittney Wagner-Tapia with its 2025 Willis Bryant Award here at the 2025 Annual Convention and Expo.

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