The MBA Builder Application Survey data for March shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 5.5% compared from a year ago. Compared to February 2025, applications increased by 14%.
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MBA, Industry Groups Send Letter on Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
MBA, along with a number of other trade associations, sent a letter to leadership of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services, expressing strong support for the reintroduction of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act.
People in the News, April 1, 2025
Industry personnel news from the Mortgage Bankers Association, Pulsenomics, Certainty Home Lending and Longbridge Financial.
People in the News, March 31, 2025
Industry personnel news from the Mortgage Bankers Association, Pulsenomics, Certainty Home Lending and Longbridge Financial.
MBA and CRI Society Award the CRI Charter Designation to 19 Industry Professionals
The Chartered Realty Investor designation, a hallmark of excellence in commercial/multifamily real estate finance, investment and advisory for 24 years, is evolving to meet the demands of today’s market.
MBA Calls on Senate to Confirm Scott Turner as HUD Secretary
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement regarding the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s vote on Scott Turner’s confirmation to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
MBA Applauds HUD Move on Multifamily Underwriting Enhancements
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on HUD’s announcement of changes to the minimum debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and maximum loan-to-cost percentage (LTC) levels for FHA multifamily loans.
MBA, Other Groups Send FHA Letter on Loss Mitigation Update Recommendations
The Mortgage Bankers Association, along with a number of other trade groups, sent a letter to FHA on its November 2024 proposal on loss mitigation updates to its Servicing Handbook.
MBA and State MBAs, Consumer Advocates Welcome Long-Awaited Rule on PACE Loans
The Mortgage Bankers Association and National Consumer Law Center, along with the California Mortgage Bankers Association, Housing Policy Council, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Mortgage Bankers Association of Missouri, Mortgage Bankers Association of Florida, and Public Counsel of California issued the following joint statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans.
MBA Opens Doors Foundation Welcomes Success Mortgage Partners’ Owen Lee, Philanthropist Mary Clarke Stevens to Board of Directors
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Opens Doors Foundation welcomed Owen Lee, 2025 MBA Vice Chair and CEO of Success Mortgage Partners, and philanthropist Mary Clarke Stevens to its Board of Directors.