Advocacy Update: MBA Shares Housing Affordability Recommendations to Trump Administration Ahead of Upcoming Announcement
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Employment Growth Rate Slows; Industry Economists Weigh in on Latest Jobs Data
The pace of employment growth slowed in December to 50,000, in line with the average pace of 49,000 for all of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
MCT: December Sees Monthly Decline in Mortgage Lock Activity
Mortgage Capital Trading, San Diego, released its latest Lock Volume Indices, finding that total lock volume fell 18.74% month-over-month in December.






