The House Financial Services Committee yesterday unanimously approved a Mortgage Bankers Association-supported bill that would smooth the path for mortgage loan originators in transition, as well as a bill aimed at jump-starting the GSE reform process.
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CoreLogic: Mortgage Delinquency Rates Lowest in Decade
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., reported 5 percent of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due including those in foreclosure) in September, an 0.2 percentage point year-over-year decline to the lowest level in more than 10 years.

MBANow: MBA Economist Marina Walsh on Mortgage Industry Performance
The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis, who discusses the latest MBA quarterly Performance Report and previews the upcoming MBA Mergers & Acquisition Workshop.

MBANow: MBA Economist Marina Walsh on Mortgage Industry Performance
The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis, who discusses the latest MBA quarterly Performance Report and previews the upcoming MBA Mergers & Acquisition Workshop.

MBANow: MBA Economist Marina Walsh on Mortgage Industry Performance
The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis, who discusses the latest MBA quarterly Performance Report and previews the upcoming MBA Mergers & Acquisition Workshop.

MBA: 3Q Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Rises to $3.11 Trillion; CMBS Debt Outstanding Reverses Years-Long Decline
Commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $45.4 billion, or 1.5%, to $3.11 trillion in the third quarter as all four major investor groups increased their holdings over the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.

MBA, Trade Groups Ask Senate to Leave Capital Gains Rules As Is
The Mortgage Bankers Association and more than a dozen industry trade groups asked the Senate to leave the current ownership qualification period for exclusion on capital gains from sale of a principal residence.

CoreLogic: Homeowner Equity Up Nearly $900 Billion in Q3
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their equity increase by nearly 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, representing a gain of nearly $900 billion.

MBA Offers Support to ‘Common-Sense’ Regulatory Changes
Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman-Elect Chris George, in testimony yesterday before a House subcommittee, offered the association’s support for two bills he said offer “practical solutions to improve the efficiency of mortgage market regulations.”

MBA Offers Support to ‘Common-Sense’ Regulatory Changes
Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman-Elect Chris George, in testimony yesterday before a House subcommittee, offered the association’s support for two bills he said offer “practical solutions to improve the efficiency of mortgage market regulations.”