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Advocacy Update: House Offers Amendments to Senate Housing Package; Kevin Warsh Confirmed as Fed Chair; MBA Responds to FSOC Proposed Guidance
3+ day, 9+ min ago (1246+ words) MBA, through a press statement by MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, announced its support for the legislative text (now public) negotiated as a House alternative to the most current Senate passed version of the21st Century ROAD to Housing Act…...
Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rates
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (339+ words) MBA Newslink Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rates Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Based on April's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there was some positive news on the job market for April, with…...
MBA Statement on Kevin Warsh's Confirmation as Federal Reserve Chairman
3+ day, 58+ min ago (184+ words) MBA Newslink MBA Statement on Kevin Warsh's Confirmation as Federal Reserve Chairman MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve: "MBA congratulates…...
MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increased 52% in First Quarter
1+ week, 4+ day ago (176+ words) Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52% higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 30% from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations....
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
1+ week, 5+ day ago (364+ words) Mortgage applications decreased 4. 4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 1, 2026." The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 42% of total applications from 42. 5% the previous week....
Advocacy Update: MBA's Broeksmit Testifies on Basel III Re-proposal; Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Warsh Nomination Advances; More
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (1369+ words) " Summaries of the hearing can be found'here'and'here. " Overall, Broeksmit outlined that thoughtful adjustments to the proposal would better align capital with risk and support more affordable housing and credit access for homeowners, renters, and commercial property borrowers. " In another exchange,…...
Redfin: Homebuyers Continue to Hold More Power
2+ week, 3+ day ago (272+ words) Redfin, Seattle, reported that there were an estimated 43. 1% more home sellers than buyers in the U. S. housing market in March. That's up from 28% a year earlier and just shy of the largest gap in records going back to 2013. The top spot…...
MBA Chart of the Week: Consumer Price Index Inflation
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (24+ words) MBA Newslink MBA Chart of the Week: Consumer Price Index Inflation Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Study Finds Widespread Growth in Home Equity Originations
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (307+ words) Home equity lending continues to grow, with both outstanding loans and collective credit limits exceeding $1 trillion last year, a new report found. The'report from Home Equity Lending News'found that credit scores moved higher, bond issuance surged and providers of equity-sharing…...
Futures Markets Bet on an Interest Rate Increase
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (92+ words) Axios, March 24, 2026-Neil Irwin For two years now, the Federal Reserve policy discussion has been all about interest rate cuts: when they'll arrive, how big, how many. The Iran war. .. Axios, March 24, 2026-Neil Irwin For two years now, the Federal…...