The overall U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate decreased by three basis in January to 2.95%, according to Fitch Ratings, New York.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Releases 2024 Year-End Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Feb. 10 released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers’ volumes as of Dec. 31, 2024, at its 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
ATTOM: January Foreclosure Activity Up on Monthly Basis
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its January 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing there were a total of 30,816 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings.
MISMO Announces 2025 Board of Directors
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization announced its Board of Directors for 2025.
Messagepoint’s Patrick Kehoe on the Case for Clarity: Why Mortgage Servicers Should Embrace Plain Language
Borrower communications play a critical role in enabling consumers to manage their debt and make informed decisions when they are struggling to do so. Yet most servicing communications are filled with industry jargon and legal phrasing that can confuse readers.
Broeksmit: A New Era of Opportunity
SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Servicing Quote of the Week
“We’ll be there through the next crisis when it erupts. It just goes to show, when disaster strikes, the mortgage industry strikes back, and homeowners are stronger because of your work.”
–Christine Chandler, 2025 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect and Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer at M&T Realty Capital Corp.
Blue Sage Solutions’ Carmine Cacciavillani on Technology Trends, Needs
Blue Sage Solutions’ Carmine Cacciavillani sat down with MBA NewsLink to reflect on notable transformations and use of technology in the industry.
Christine Chandler: For Servicers, Challenges, Opportunities Abound
DALLAS–Christine Chandler, 2025 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect and Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer at M&T Realty Capital Corp., discussed hot topics in the servicing industry–including natural disasters, insurance costs and policy challenges–during her opening remarks at MBA’s 2025 Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo.
ICE: 2024 Saw Softest Home Price Growth in Years; Mortgage Delinquencies Trending Higher
Home prices ended the year on an up note, but 2024 was the softest year for home price growth in more than a decade, according to Intercontinental Exchange.