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Volume 25 Issue 185

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Bob Broeksmit: Three Ideas to Improve Housing Landscape, Right Now

WASHINGTON--Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, shared some ideas for how to ease challenges in the “sluggish” housing economy during MBA’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference here Sept. 28.

Mortgage Industry Survey Finds AI Adoption Is Growing, but Regulatory Uncertainty Remains Key Barrier

The American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators, the Mortgage Bankers Association and Boston Consulting Group released The State of AI Among Mortgage Lenders and Servicers, a joint survey examining how mortgage lenders and servicers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and how the industry is approaching AI governance.

ICE: Serious Delinquencies Climb; Foreclosure Inventory Growth Slows

ICE, Atlanta, reported early-stage mortgage delinquencies remained below year-ago levels in August, but serious delinquencies climbed.

MBA Honors Jerra Ryan, CMB, of Firstline Compliance with the 2026 Ken Markison Legacy Achievement Award

MBA presented its annual Ken Markison Legacy Achievement Award to Jerra Ryan, CMB, CMCP, Senior Vice President at Firstline Compliance. The award, announced at MBA's Compliance and Risk Management Conference, recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in pursuit of the Certified Mortgage Compliance Professional certificate and designation program.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Digest: Have you seen Encompass® lately? (sponsored by ICE)

MBA Digest: Have you seen Encompass® lately? (sponsored by ICE)

Get Ready for MBA Annual with MBA’s Dawn Williams, AMP

Get Ready for MBA Annual with MBA’s Dawn Williams, AMP

MBANow: Laura Hopkins on the Oct. 10 mPowering You Summit

MBANow: Laura Hopkins on the Oct. 10 mPowering You Summit

MBANow: Wendy Penn on CONVERGENCE Baltimore

MBANow: Wendy Penn on CONVERGENCE Baltimore

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Treasury Yields Rise as March to Multi-year Highs Continues
High Mortgage Rates Compound Housing Affordability Challenges
Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built
Investor Lending Made Easy

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

#MBAAnnual26 Session Profile: A Conversation with The Honorable William J. Pulte
AI in Residential Lending: The “Agentic” Loan Officer – AI as a Co-Pilot, Oct. 5
The Three Truths and Three Lies of Mortgage Banking, Oct. 7
UAD 3.6 Office Hours Part V, Oct. 26

Why Pricing Accuracy Is Not Enough (sponsored by Optimal Blue)

For years, mortgage lenders have focused on getting pricing right. That focus is well placed: Pricing accuracy directly affects competitiveness, the borrower experience, pull-through, and profitability. But as margins tighten and operational complexity increases, accurate pricing alone does not guarantee strong financial outcomes. Margin is won or lost in execution.

4 Ways Borrowers Can Explore Using Mortgage Insurance Strategically (sponsored by Radian Guaranty)

From preserving personal savings to pursuing preferred locations, Radian Guaranty highlights the ways mortgage insurance support broader financial goals.

September 28, 2026

Resilience, Reinvention and the Power of Perspective with Hoda Kotb, Oct. 10 at mPowering You

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In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation, Hoda Kotb shares lessons from her career in journalism, her personal battles with adversity and her mission to help others find meaning and connection even in life’s most challenging moments.

September 30, 2026

MBA NewsLink Premier Member Spotlight: Stellar Innovations

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One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

September 28, 2026

MBA Tech Exchange, Oct. 14

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MBA's Tech Exchange is a dynamic, one-day event designed for the professionals driving technology transformation across real estate finance.

September 29, 2026

Anyone Can Build It. Who’s Going to Keep It Running?

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Necessity may be the mother of invention, but in mortgage, scarcity is an equally prolific parent, Lodestar's Jim Paolino writes.

September 28, 2026

Advocacy Update: FHA Proposes MPR Updates; MBA Submits Comments on FHA RAP Demonstration; more

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

September 28, 2026

#VieauxPoint: Don’t Skip the Sessions

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MISMO President Brian Vieaux, CMB, asks if your conference strategy has evolved over the years.

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