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Volume 25 Issue 109

Monday, June 08, 2026

Advocacy Update: VA Releases Updated Loss Mitigation and Partial Claim Policies

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

Jobs Increase 172,000 in May; Industry Economists Share Takes

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released jobs data for May, showing that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000. The unemployment rate was flat at 4.3%.

ATTOM: Florida, California Have Most Housing Markets Vulnerable to Decline

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its latest Housing Risk Report, identifying county-level housing markets across the U.S. it deemed most vulnerable to declines.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Conference Connection Conversation with Cenlar’s Andrew Pohlmann (sponsored)

MBA Conference Connection Conversation with Cenlar’s Andrew Pohlmann (sponsored)

MBANow: Wendy Penn on MBA's June 30 Community Reinvestment Act Lending Workshop

MBANow: Wendy Penn on MBA's June 30 Community Reinvestment Act Lending Workshop

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Odds of a Fed Hike This Year Jump on Prediction Markets
Mayors Speak With One Voice: Housing Tops Nation’s Urban Agenda
Senate Dems Introduce Bill to Fully Restore CFPB Funding
Equity Hurdles Slow Multifamily Transactions Even as Debt Flows

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

MISMO Insights: eMortgage Market Impact with AmeriHome, Redwood Trust, Falcon Capital Advisors, June 9
Understanding Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds in Affordable Housing Finance, June 12
MBA Condominium Lending Summit, June 16
Analyzing the 2025 Mortgage Market: A Deep Dive into New HMDA Data, July 22

AI Governance: From Best Practice to Baseline Expectation (sponsored by ACES)

As GSE requirements, interagency guidance and state regulatory activity converge, mortgage lenders face new pressure to document how artificial intelligence is used, monitored and governed across their operations.

June 09, 2026

What Mortgage Lenders Need to Know About Vendor Risk in 2026

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Survey data from financial services professionals reveals that the vendors powering mortgage operations carry more unmanaged risk than most lenders realize--and regulators are no longer the only ones demanding answers, Ncontracts’ Amanda Farnham writes.

June 05, 2026

Chart of the Week: Facilities/Sublimits Offered by Warehouse Lenders

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MBA’s Warehouse Lending Survey tracks the various types of facilities and/or sublimits that warehouse lenders fund for their non-depository clients. This week’s Chart of the Week looks at the products and market segments that warehouse lenders offer.

June 05, 2026

MISMO Panel Tackles How to Build a Roadmap for Responsible AI

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No tech topic is hotter right now--both in the mortgage industry and more broadly--than AI. Four industry experts took to the stage at the MISMO Spring Summit, held June 1-4 in Louisville, Ky., to talk about how the industry can make sure any adoption is responsible amid myriad risk.

June 05, 2026

MBA Premier Member Editorial: How Generative AI Tools Impact Lawyers and their Mortgage Industry Clients

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Secure Insight's Andrew Liput writes that democratizing access to law is a good thing. But it can have substantial unanticipated consequences.

June 09, 2026

MBA’s Community Reinvestment Act Lending Workshop, June 30

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MBA is offering a one-day, hands-on workshop to help participants strengthen and expand their CRA-related lending strategies across both residential mortgage and commercial real estate finance.

June 05, 2026

The Mortgage Market is Growing. Don’t Confuse That With Recovery.

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iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli notes that Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data tell an encouraging story: U.S. mortgage volume grew. But the deeper story is more nuanced, she says.

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