The Big Picture podcast, Robbie Chrisman and Rich Swerbinsky, Feb. 5, 2026MBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, joined The Big Picture podcast to discuss recent “gaslighting” about credit scores …
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MSR Transfers Increase During Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, January 28, 2026-Brandon IveySome $211.18 billion of agency mortgage servicing rights transferred via bulk sales during the fourth quarter of 2025, a 50.4% increase from the third …
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Are Buzzy Again. What Borrowers Should Know.
Barron’s, Feb. 2, 2026-Shaina MishkinLower mortgage rates are here—if you know where to look. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, could become more popular as the yield curve steepens.Click here for more (subscription)
Loss-Mitigation Policy Changes Drive Rise in FHA Delinquencies
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 2, 2026-Emmeline WilleyRecent changes to FHA loss-mitigation policies led to a sharp increase in the share of delinquent FHA-insured loans in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities in …
The Fed Didn’t Cut Interest Rates. Here Are Five Things to Watch Next
Bankrate.com via Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Feb. 2, 2026-Sarah FosterThe Federal Reserve left interest rates alone at its first meeting of the year, keeping borrowing costs at a multiyear high for …
Mortgage Defects Stabilize as Lenders Face New Quality Control Challenges
HousingWire, Jan. 30, 2026-Sarah WolakMortgage lenders are seeing loan defects stabilize after several volatile years, but shifts in interest rates and loan volumes continue to expose weaknesses in quality control …
Map Reveals States With Best—And Worst—Credit Scores
Newsweek, Jan. 29, 2026-Kate PlummerMinnesota, New Hampshire and Vermont are the three states with the highest credit scores. These are the findings by personal finance firm WalletHub, which compared average …
Banks See MSR Strain Despite Strong Top-Line Results
National Mortgage News, Jan. 23, 2026-Bonnie SinnockFederal efforts to push rates lower have helped boost mortgage production, but they are also creating headwinds for servicing that are starting to show …
Ginnie Mae Speeds Up Loan-Level MBS Overhaul
National Mortgage News, Jan. 26, 2026-Bonnie SinnockLong-standing plans at Ginnie Mae to enable loan-level servicing transfers in its mortgage-backed securities could move faster this year under its President Joseph Gormley.Click …
Bob Broeksmit on Trump’s Housing Policy Priorities
HousingWire podcast, January 21, 2026-Sarah WheelerOn today’s episode, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about the MBA’s housing …