Third-party vendors touch nearly every aspect of a lender’s business — from appraisal services and loan origination to marketing and fraud prevention services. These relationships drive efficiency and growth, but they also introduce significant, evolving risks. That’s why ongoing vendor monitoring is essential.
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MISMO Link: A New MISMO Member Benefit
MISMO Members are using MISMO Link, Powered by Viant Eye, a brand-new web-based platform that modernizes how MISMO standards are explored, developed, validated, and implemented across the mortgage industry.
mPower Panel Talks Leadership Lessons
SAN DIEGO–Five women in the industry took to the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 10 to participate in a wide-ranging mPower panel discussion on leadership.
MBA Statement on Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman’s Speech on Forthcoming Proposals to Revitalize Mortgage Lending
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman’s speech titled, “Revitalizing Bank Mortgage Lending, One Step with Basel,” in Orlando, Fla.
Borrower Recapture Isn’t a Marketing Problem. It’s a Data Problem.
With interest rates remaining elevated and home equity at historic highs, the current mortgage market offers mortgage servicers a unique opportunity to drive profitability by retaining borrowers, discovering new efficiencies, and ultimately increasing the value of their mortgage portfolios.
Job Growth Starts 2026 on a Stronger Note; Fratantoni Weighs In
The U.S. economy added 130,000 nonfarm jobs in January, exceeding consensus expectations.
Broeksmit Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage Market
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, testified Wednesday afternoon before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. He spoke at a hearing titled Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage Market.
MBA Releases 2025 Year-End Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers’ volumes as of Dec. 31, 2025, at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Optimal Blue: Sub-6% Rates Spark Refinance Surge
Falling interest rates drove a sharp increase in refinance activity in early 2026, according to Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas.
MBA Sends Letter Regarding Changes to ANS for H.R. 6047
The Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding the amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026. The letter states that the MBA cannot support the ANS as currently drafted.