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Volume 24 Issue 188

Monday, September 29, 2025

Advocacy Update: Fed’s Bowman Hints at Basel III Reproposal; Government Funding Update Ahead of 10/1 Deadline; FHA Servicing Changes

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

ATTOM: Homes Grow Less Affordable

The median home price reached a new high of $375,000 in the third quarter, according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

Dealmaker: JLL Secures $39M for Savannah Townhomes

JLL Capital Markets arranged $38.7 million in financing for Clear Lake Reserve Townhomes, a 199-unit for-rent townhome community in Pooler, Ga.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: MeridianLink’s Chris Dumas on Accelerating the Underwriting Process (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: MeridianLink’s Chris Dumas on Accelerating the Underwriting Process (sponsored)

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

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

MBA Now: Mike Fratantoni on Mortgage Rates and MBA’s Forecast

MBA Now: Mike Fratantoni on Mortgage Rates and MBA’s Forecast

MBA Now: Dawn Williams Previews #MBAAnnual25 in Las Vegas

MBA Now: Dawn Williams Previews #MBAAnnual25 in Las Vegas

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Borrowing Costs are Falling—Why Aren’t Mortgage Rates?
Ginnie Servicing Share Hits Record in Second Quarter
How to Avoid Overpaying for Escrow and Title Insurance
Fire Victims Get One Year of Mortgage Relief Under New Law

MBA NEWS

FHA Credit Watch Program: Overview and Remediation, Oct. 1
MBA Accounting and Financial Management Conference, Nov. 19-21
MBA Vendor Marketplace

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?

September 29, 2025

Chart of the Week: New Single-Family Home Sales

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MBA’s estimate of new home sales, based on a larger sample than the one used by the Census Bureau, suggests that the increase in new home sales was smaller in August than Census calculated.

September 29, 2025

Mary Kay Scully on Embracing Change

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Woodrow Wilson once said, “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.”

September 29, 2025

MBA Premier Member Spotlight: Secure Insight

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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.

September 26, 2025

Mortgage Application Payments Decrease in August

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Homebuyer affordability improved in August, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,100 from $2,127 in August, according to MBA's Purchase Applications Payment Index.

September 26, 2025

Why Intelligent Integration Is the Mortgage Industry’s Next Competitive Edge

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Argyle’s John Hardesty says the next phase of digital transformation is intelligent integration: the purposeful connection of systems so data can move freely and every tool adds measurable value rather than complexity.

September 26, 2025

Disaster Recovery: A Resource for Homeowners from MBA

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MBA's Disaster Recovery: A Resource for Homeowners outlines what homeowners can do before and after a disaster, along with how to start and work through the recovery process.

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