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Volume 24 Issue 191

Thursday, October 02, 2025

Breaking Advocacy Update: Federal Government Shuts Down Following Congress Stalemate on FY 2026 Appropriations; Read MBA’s Shutdown Member Guide

The federal government is shut down after Congress failed agree on Fiscal Year 2026 funding. Read MBA’s member guide that outlines the potential impacts to single-family and multifamily government lending programs.

Industry Briefs, Oct. 2, 2025

Industry news from Snapdocs, Vesta, ATTOM, Enact Mortgage Insurance, Rate, Navy Federal Credit Union, Dark Matter and STRATMOR Group.

MBA Announces Retirement of COO Marcia Davies, Executive Promotions and Additions to Senior Management Team

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced that Marcia M. Davies, MBA’s Chief Operating Officer and founder of mPower, MBA’s networking platform for women in the real estate finance industry, will retire on December 31, 2025.

MBA VIDEOS

ACES Quality Management Introduces ACES Intelligence™ (sponsored by ACES)

ACES Quality Management Introduces ACES Intelligence™ (sponsored by ACES)

mPower Moments: A Conversation with Marcia Davies

mPower Moments: A Conversation with Marcia Davies

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBANow: Dawn Williams Previews MBA Annual

MBANow: Dawn Williams Previews MBA Annual

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

What the Federal Government Shutdown Means for the Mortgage Industry
Jay Bray Now CEO of Rocket Mortgage as Rocket Closes $14.2B Mr. Cooper Acquisition
Mortgage Refinance Demand Plunges 21%, as Interest Rates Hit 3-Week High
Data Centers Are a Gold Rush for Global Real Estate — but Can Funding Keep Up?
How an October Fed Rate Cut Could Impact Mortgages, According to Experts

MBA NEWS

School of Loan Origination (Online) Starts Oct. 6
5 Key MISMO Initiatives Impacting Today’s Lenders, Nov. 13

The Path Forward for Fair Credit Scoring Competition (Sponsored by FICO)

With changes underway at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, what could competition between credit score models mean for mortgage bankers?

October 01, 2025

CoStar: Commercial Asset Price Trends Vary by Value

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CoStar, Arlington, Va., said commercial asset price trends varied by property value in August.

October 01, 2025

MBA Promotes Six Employees to Vice President, Associate Vice President Positions

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The Mortgage Bankers Association announced the promotion of six employees across several association departments.

October 01, 2025

CREW Network: Gender Pay Gap Dips; Gender Discrimination Rises

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Collective efforts to achieve gender parity in the commercial real estate industry are far from complete, Commercial Real Estate Women Network reported this week.

October 01, 2025

Federal Law Enforcement on What the Industry Needs to Know About Fraud Trends

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WASHINGTON--“The bad guys are always finding new ways to reinvent themselves,” said Stavros Nikolakakos, the deputy special agent in charge of the Washington field office, United States Secret Service.

October 01, 2025

Certified Mortgage Compliance Professional (CMCP) Designation

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MBA offers the only certification and designation program geared exclusively toward compliance professionals in the mortgage finance industry, the Certified Mortgage Compliance Professional Certification and Designation program.

October 01, 2025

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 12.7% from one week earlier, according to the MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 26, 2025.

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