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Volume 25 Issue 150

Friday, August 07, 2026

TransUnion: Mortgage Originations Up Amid Refinancing Activity

TransUnion, Chicago, released its Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report, finding consumer credit remains widely available despite economic uncertainty and credit usage continues to grow at a pace consistent with inflation.

Cotality: Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Rises

Cotality, Irvine, Calif., reported the risk of mortgage application fraud increased in the second quarter.

Apartment Rent Growth Ticks Upward

Apartment rent growth remained positive in July despite slowing summer leasing-season momentum, a new report from Apartments.com found.

Industry Remembers Leah Marchbanks, Long-Time Idaho Mortgage Lenders Association Advocate

Leah Marchbanks passed away July 26 at the age of 66.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC and Home Equity Workshop

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC and Home Equity Workshop

MBA Research Minute

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MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

This is the Salary Needed to Afford a Typical US Home in 2026
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America’s Capital of Homebuying Regret

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

5 Key MISMO Initiatives Impacting Today’s Lenders, Aug. 11
Join the Leaders Shaping Mortgage Technology at MBA’s Tech Exchange, Oct. 14
Certified Mortgage Compliance Professional (CMCP) Designation

Accelerating Originations With Income and Employment Data (Sponsored by Equifax)

Discover how front-loading the mortgage lifecycle with automated income and employment verifications helps reduce costs and empower lenders with early debt-to-income (DTI) confidence.

Mortgage Affordability Doesn’t End at Closing (Sponsored by Truework, a Checkr company)

Truework's Randy Lightbody examines why refinance-dependent buyers challenge the mortgage industry's traditional understanding of affordability.

August 07, 2026

Why You Should Participate in MBA’s CREF Councils and Committees

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MBA needs your expertise to drive the industry’s response to the challenges facing your business. We offer many opportunities to participate in our CREF Councils and Committees--formulating policy, developing content for conferences and programs, connecting with colleagues and furthering the real estate finance industry.

August 06, 2026

MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increased 16% in the Second Quarter

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Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 16% higher in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and increased 12% from the first quarter of 2026, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

August 07, 2026

Older, Wiser, Wealthier and Still at Home: Meet America’s Shadow Homeowners

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First American Senior Economist Sam Williamson says some of tomorrow's homeowners are already here. "They just haven't moved out yet."

August 07, 2026

Rethink Process Improvement Before You Automate

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Mary Kay Scully says process improvement efforts begin with good intentions but can become disconnected from the people actually performing the work. “The result is often a collection of flowcharts and documentation that never really changes how an organization operates.”

August 06, 2026

Northwestern Mutual: Young Americans Delaying Homeownership

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Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, Wis., released its 2026 Planning and Progress Study, finding that 24% of millennials and 31% of Gen Z report that they are putting off buying a home due to financial pressures.

August 06, 2026

What GSE Reporting Changes Mean for Servicers

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ICE's Matt Dowd says the mortgage servicing industry is in the early stages of a compliance transformation that will touch nearly all operational systems servicers rely on, "and the window for comfortable preparation is closing."

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