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Volume 25 Issue 120

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased 1.0% from one week earlier, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 19, 2026.

HUD Revises FHA Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Program to Reduce Regulatory Burdens

HUD on Tuesday announced fourteen policy changes to its FHA Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Program to reduce regulatory burdens for Americans seeking FHA-insured mortgages.

Industry Briefs, June 24, 2026

Industry news from Experian, Ardley, Friday Harbor, Default Analytics, BlackFin and Pennymac.

MBA Applauds House Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement after the House passed the Senate's amended version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Conference Connection: Blend’s Srini Venkatramani on Speed as a Competitive Advantage (sponsored)

MBA Conference Connection: Blend’s Srini Venkatramani on Speed as a Competitive Advantage (sponsored)

mPower Moments: On Leading with Authenticity and Purpose with K&L Gates’ Stacy Ackermann

mPower Moments: On Leading with Authenticity and Purpose with K&L Gates’ Stacy Ackermann

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

MBANow: MBA’s Amber Lawrence on the new Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBANow: MBA’s Amber Lawrence on the new Path to Opportunity Scholarship

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Brief Drop in Mortgage Rates Points to Another False Start for the Housing Market
Remote Closings Are Increasing, but Fraud Risks Are Following Close Behind
Investor Home Purchases Hold Steady Despite Housing Market Slowdown
Landlords Win in Closely Watched Massachusetts Rent-Control Fight
When Falling Housing Prices Are Good News — and When They’re Not

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

What Happens After a Reverse Mortgage Closes? June 26
UAD 3.6 Office Hours Part I, June 29
MISMO Professional Certifications

Income Instability: The Hidden Barrier to Buying (sponsored by Truework, a Checkr Company)

Truework, a Checkr Company, Founder Ethan Winchell discusses how unstable incomes are quietly sidelining millions despite higher earnings and demand.

June 25, 2026

You Built It. Now Scale It.

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Choice Mortgage Group’s Sarah Biernbaum makes the case for partnership over independence.

June 23, 2026

New MBA White Paper Examines How Demographic Trends Will Affect Housing Demand

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Changing demographic and market conditions suggest the housing landscape may look markedly different in the years ahead, according to a new white paper released by MBA examining recent and emerging shifts in housing demand and supply.

June 24, 2026

We Found the Missing First-Time Buyers—They’re Still Living at Home

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First American Senior Economist Sam Williamson examined Census Bureau data and found a considerable amount of potential first-time homeownership demand concentrated in the rental market--as well as a source for future household formation still living at home.

June 23, 2026

State of the Nation’s Housing: High Costs, Slumping Demand Squeeze Housing

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Affordability challenges and rising economic uncertainty are squeezing housing conditions for both owners and renters, the State of the Nation’s Housing report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies found.

June 23, 2026

LendingTree Study Determines How Much Borrowers Could Save With Negotiations

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LendingTree, Charlotte, N.C., released a new analysis, finding that borrowers who compare mortgage offers could save an average of $62,572 over the life of a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage.

July 08, 2026

Sept. 1: MBA HELOC and Home Equity Lending Workshop

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MBA’s HELOC and Home Equity Lending Workshop will examine the evolving HELOC and home equity market landscape and key drivers of borrower and investor demand.

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