
MBA Applauds Crucial Senate Passage of VA Partial Claims Bill
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the Senate’s passage of the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act (H.R. 1815) by unanimous consent.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity in First-Half 2025 Increases From 2024
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found there were a total of 187,659 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing in the first six months of this year–up 5.8% from the same period in 2024 and 1.1% from the same period in 2023.

FHFA Publishes Credit Score Implementation FAQs
Last week, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte posted on X a two-page Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document that provides much-needed information on last week’s announcement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will begin to accept loans originated using VantageScore 4.0.

Chart of the Week: Selected Indexes of Housing Costs
The elevated cost burden of purchasing a new home since interest rates rose precipitously in 2022, has continued through mid-2025.

Redfin: Almost One-Quarter of Young Buyers Used Gift or Inheritance in Down Payment
Redfin, Seattle, released a new study finding that 23.8% of Gen Z or millennials who recently bought a home used some form of family money to help fund their down payment.