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Volume 25 Issue 153

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

MBA Weighs in with CFPB on Promoting Access to Credit, Questions Related to its TRID Rule

The Mortgage Bankers Association responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to its request for information on Promoting Access to Credit and questions related to its TRID rule.

MBA Sends Letter to HUD Responding to Manufactured Housing NPR

MBA on Aug. 11 sent a letter to HUD providing comments on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on revising construction standards for manufactured homes.

Matic: Homeowners Start to See Insurance Premiums Moderate

Matic, Columbus, Ohio, released its 2026 mid-year analysis of the insurance market, finding that a growing number of homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums decrease.

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased 3.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 7, 2026.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Now with Rohin Tagra, Founder & CEO of Azimuth (sponsored)

MBA Now with Rohin Tagra, Founder & CEO of Azimuth (sponsored)

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

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Existing Homes Fall 1.7% in July as Record Prices, High Mortgage Rates Stifle Would-Be Buyers
Survey: 50% of Buyers Bet on Lower Rates to Sustain Homeownership
Nonbank Mortgage Analyses Point to how Strategies Must Shift
How to Prepare Your Finances Before Buying a Home in a Tough Market

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Education Networking Group: Leadership Panel Discussion, Aug. 19
Expanding Production Through Construction and Renovation Lending, Sept. 16
Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) Designation

What Mortgage CEOs Need to Understand About Appraisal Performance After UAD 3.6 (sponsored by Asteroom)

New modeling suggests UAD 3.6 could push appraisal utilization above 90%, significantly extending turn times. Learn why today’s stable market may be masking a growing appraisal capacity risk.

August 12, 2026

RCN Capital/CJ Patrick: Investor Sentiment Falls to Record Low

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Real estate investor sentiment fell for the second consecutive quarter, hitting a record low index score of 84 in the latest RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index.

August 13, 2026

Why Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Timelines Are Still a Data Problem

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NetDirector's Melissa McCabe says there’s never been a shortage of challenges in default servicing, "and there’s one brewing right now--the rising delinquency rate for FHA loans."

August 11, 2026

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in July

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Mortgage credit availability increased in July according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.

August 12, 2026

MBA Path to Opportunity Scholar: Keelen Sexton

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Every scholarship tells a story. Through our Lift as You Climb campaign, we’re featuring Path to Opportunity Scholarship recipients whose experiences show how access to education creates lasting opportunity and inspires others to pay it forward.

August 11, 2026

FRBNY: Short-Term Inflation Expectations Dip

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U.S. households’ inflation expectations decreased slightly at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.

August 11, 2026

ICE: Mortgage Holder Equity Hits Record $18 Trillion

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Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its August 2026 Mortgage Monitor Report, finding that mortgage holder equity hit a record $18 trillion in July.

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