About 85% of homeowners spent money on an unplanned home repair last year, according to a new report from Clever Offers, St. Louis.
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Federal Officials Talk Top Housing, Servicing Priorities
GRAPEVINE, Texas–Efficiency, liquidity and education were top themes when three federal housing officials took the stage to discuss their accomplishments so far and priorities moving forward at the Mortgage Bankers Association Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo Feb. 17.
Owen Lee: Servicing Helps Keep American Dream Alive
GRAPEVINE, Texas–“Thanks to your hard work, millions of people are safe in their dream of homeownership. Thanks to your hard work, millions of people who have fallen on hard times have found the flexibility to keep the dream alive,” said Owen Lee, 2026 Mortgage Bankers Association chair-elect and CEO of Success Mortgage Partners at the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo Feb. 17.
MBA Economist Weighs In on Q4 GDP Results
Real gross domestic product increased 1.4% in Q4 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Feb. 20.
ACES Quality Management: Overall Critical Defect Rate Increases
ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate increased from 1.51% in Q2 2025 to 1.79% in Q3 2025, an 18.5% increase.
Chart of the Week: Annual Change in PCE Inflation
While markets were eager for Friday’s report on Q4 2025 GDP, perhaps the most significant result was that PCE inflation increased 2.8% compared to a year ago, a reacceleration from the third quarter, with the core measure exhibiting a 2.9% increase.
MBA Economists Break Down What Servicers Should Know
GRAPEVINE, Texas–MBA’s Deputy Chief Economist Joel Kan and Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA vice president of industry analysis, took to the main stage at MBA’s Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo Feb. 18. to address their economic outlook and how that impacts mortgage servicing–including that product mix, staffing and performance by loan type are all factors for servicers to watch right now.
Servicing Industry Executives Talk M&As, Tech, Insurance
GRAPEVINE, Texas–Consolidation and acquisition have been big themes for the servicing industry–but will they continue? A panel titled “Leadership Lens–the Future of Servicing” at the Mortgage Bankers Association Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo attempted to tackle that question, and more, in a wide-ranging discussion Feb. 17.
MBA Leads Joint Trades Letter on Basel III Re-Proposal
The Mortgage Bankers Association, with seven other trade groups, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michelle Bowman, Comptroller Jonathan Gould and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill, outlining aligned views on several major components of the forthcoming Basel III re-proposal.
Honoring Former MBA Chairman Herbert Tasker, CMB
Former MBA Chairman Herbert B. Tasker, CMB, passed away on January 30, 2026. The Mortgage Bankers Association and his many friends and colleagues remember him fondly.