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Volume 24 Issue 169

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Advocacy Update: MBA Recommendations on FHA BNPL RFI; MBA Urges FHFA to Revise Condo Project Standards; NMLS Changes Coming Sept. 20

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

Industry Briefs, Sept. 2, 2025

Industry news and updates from nCino and AD Mortgage.

Investors Buy Nearly One-Third of Homes, Cotality Reports

Investor activity dipped slightly in the second quarter but remains elevated compared to years past, according to Cotality, Irvine, Calif.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector on Insurance Loss Draft Claims (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector on Insurance Loss Draft Claims (sponsored)

MBANow: MBA's Judie Ricks on Current Commercial Real Estate Trends

MBANow: MBA's Judie Ricks on Current Commercial Real Estate Trends

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Refinancing Starts to Thaw as Rates Trend Down
A Better Way to Spot Possible Delinquencies
Payment-to-Income Trends Seen as Mortgage Risk Indicator
Two Lenses on One Market: JLL and CBRE Show Data Centers in a Pinch
Wells, U.S. Bank Reduce First-Lien Mortgage Portfolios in 2Q

MBA NEWS

MBA Ask Us Anything – Get Engaged With Your Membership, Sept. 11
Non-Agency Training Series: Jumbo Loans, Sept. 16
Get Featured in MBA NewsLink: Premier Associate Member Spotlights & White Paper Q&As
MBA Compliance and Risk Management Conference, Sept. 28-30

MISMO Calls for Industry Input on New Version 3.6.2 Reference Model

MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, is seeking public comment on the new Version 3.6.2 MISMO Reference Model. The public comment period will remain open through September 27.

September 04, 2025

Affordability’s Slow Comeback

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For prospective buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines, the housing market is finally starting to listen, First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming writes.

September 02, 2025

MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Industry Employment

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This Chart of the Week focuses on trends in mortgage industry employment and appropriately coincides with MBA’s upcoming Human Resources Symposium.

August 29, 2025

It’s All Happening in THE HUB EXPO

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It's almost time to return to THE HUB EXPO at MBA Annual25, and this year will be better than ever with engaging activities, demonstrations, amenities and dozens of solution-providers.

August 29, 2025

Redfin: Homebuyers, Sellers Both Retreat

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Redfin, Seattle, reported that the U.S. housing market has seen both buyers and sellers retreating recently.

August 29, 2025

MBA Premier Member Spotlight: ServiceLink

(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.)

August 29, 2025

Pending Home Sales Dip 0.4% in July

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Pending home sales decreased by 0.4% in July but are up 0.7% compared to a year ago, the National Association of Realtors reported.

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