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Volume 25 Issue 82

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

MBA’s Bob Broeksmit Testifies at House Hearing on Beneficial Basel III Re-proposal Recommendations for Real Estate Finance

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, testified at a legislative hearing titled, "Prioritizing Main Street: Evaluating the Impact of Capital Proposals on Economic Growth and American Communities," before the House Financial Services Committee.

MBA Applauds Senate Introduction of TRIA Reauthorization Bill

MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement after the introduction of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIA) of 2026 by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators:

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 24, 2026.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Dark Matter’s Craig Rebmann on LOS Providers and AI Strategies (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Dark Matter’s Craig Rebmann on LOS Providers and AI Strategies (sponsored)

mPower Moments: Why Authenticity Matters in Leadership with M&T Realty’s Christine Chandler

mPower Moments: Why Authenticity Matters in Leadership with M&T Realty’s Christine Chandler

MBA Research Minute: Catch up on the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute: Catch up on the Housing Market

MBANow: John McMullen on the 2026 Condominium Lending Summit

MBANow: John McMullen on the 2026 Condominium Lending Summit

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

CRE Lending has Banner Year in 2025
Inflation Could get in the way of Warsh’s Desire to cut Interest Rates, CNBC Survey Finds
Patty Arvielo, LaTasha Waddy Outline AI Opportunities and Risks for Lenders at The Gathering
Affordability Improves Across all top 100 US Housing Markets
NYC Renters are Trapped as Rent Gap Hits Record High

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Access MBA Education’s Updated Single-Family Appraisals Training
Introducing the MISMO Link Model Explorer, Apr. 29
Strengthening Our Industry’s Voice: MAA’s Quarterly Webinar, May 13
MBA’s Artificial Intelligence Education

MISMO Partners with California MBA to Lead Key Workshops at 2026 Mortgage Innovators Conference

MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced a partnership with the California Mortgage Bankers Association to lead two industry workshops at the Mortgage Innovators Conference 2026 taking place May 6–7 in Huntington Beach, Calif.

April 29, 2026

Commercial Property Prices Increase in March, CoStar Reports

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Commercial property prices increased in March, according to CoStar, Arlington, Va.

April 30, 2026

Is Your FI Keeping Pace with GenAI? What You Need to Do Now

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Ncontracts' Lara Miller writes that Generative AI isn't waiting for organizations to catch up. It's already embedded in vendor platforms, reshaping operational workflows, creating efficiency gains and generating complex risk exposures that many haven't fully mapped.

April 28, 2026

MBA Report: Total Commercial Real Estate Borrowing and Lending Increased 40% in 2025

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Total commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending is estimated to have totaled $706 billion in 2025, a 40% increase from $505 billion in 2024 and a 65% increase from $429 billion in 2023, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

April 28, 2026

Coldwell Banker: Mortgage Rate ‘Lock-In Effect’ Eases

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Sellers are beginning to let go of historically low mortgage rates and buyers are re-entering the market--but they are more cautious and discerning than in years past, according to Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Madison, N.J.

April 28, 2026

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 (CMCP) Certification and Designation program.

April 28, 2026

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity Rises

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Foreclosure activity increased in the first quarter, with both starts and completed foreclosures posting solid year-over-year gains, ATTOM’s new U.S. Foreclosure Market Report said.

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