The Week Ahead—July 12, 2021

Good morning! Even though it’s summer, things stay busy in Washington—and with the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Week Ahead—July 6, 2021

Because of the holiday weekend, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Survey, which usually comes out on Mondays, will be released this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The Week Ahead—June 28, 2021

Registration for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, taking place Oct. 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center, is officially open—and MBA makes a big splash today with announcement of two keynote speakers: New York Times best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell and Academy Award- and Presidential Medal of Freedom Award-winning actress Rita Moreno.

The Week Ahead—June 21, 2021

MBA releases its weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Survey today. The survey has shown drops in loans in forbearance for 15 consecutive weeks and is threatening to show loans in forbearance falling under 4 percent for the first time in more than a year.

The Week Ahead—June 15, 2021

Good morning! While Congress continues to work out a compromise on infrastructure legislation, eyes shift to Foggy Bottom, where the Federal Open Market Committee meets this week to figure out if inflation has become a problem.

The Week Ahead—June 8, 2021

This week, it’s business as usual—at least as “usual” things can be in the pandemic era. Congress is in town, and the Mortgage Bankers Association is busy.

The Week Ahead—June 1, 2021

Because of yesterday’s holiday, the Mortgage Bankers Association releases its weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Survey today. The survey has shown drops in loans in forbearance for 12 consecutive weeks—will today’s report make it 13? Stay tuned—the report comes out at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The Week Ahead—May 24, 2021

Good Monday! We have another busy week of housing and economic reports as we approach the Memorial Day weekend.