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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 7.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 29, 2015. This week's results include an adjustment to account for the Memorial Day holiday
MBA, NAHREP Forge Partnership to Train and Recruit Hispanic Mortgage Bankers
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) announced today a new partnership between the organizations to work together to advance NAHREP's goal of advancing sustainable Hispanic homeownership and MBA's goal of offering training and education to prospective and current mortgage professionals.
Commercial/Multifamily Delinquencies Continue to Decline in First Quarter
Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans continued to decline in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report
MISMO Announces Inaugural Recipients of Certified MISMO Standards Professional Designation
MISMO is proud to announce the first group of individuals to ever receive the Certified MISMO Standards Professionals (CMSP®) designation. These individuals have completed a rigorous process to achieve distinction as experts in the field of standards within the mortgage industry
MBA Opens Doors Highlights Foundation’s Success Stories in New Video
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Opens Doors Foundation today released a new video featuring two of the Foundation's success stories as well as a brand-new, original song, Call It Home. Since 2012, the MBA Opens Doors Foundation has helped more than two hundred families with a child undergoing a critical illness or injury make their mortgage or rental payments.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 22, 2015.
Stevens’ Statement on the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
"I applaud Chairman Shelby and members of the Senate Banking Committee for moving this bill forward, one that goes a long way toward removing many of the barriers and regulatory burdens MBA has identified as impacting the ability of qualified consumers to obtain a mortgage.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 15, 2015.
MBA Announces New Suite of Member Benefits
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today new partnerships with Fannie Mae, Capital Markets Cooperative (CMC), and The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC) that will provide new benefits to MBA member companies
Prepared Remarks of David H. Stevens at MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference and Expo
Good morning! We have an exciting event with the biggest crowd in a decade. It's great to be back in New York City. The energy of this town is infectious. Great to have this conference here and let that energy contribute to a great event
Applications for New Home Purchases Increased Slightly in April
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for April 2015 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 0.3 percent relative to the previous month. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 8, 2015. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 3 percent compared with the previous week
Mortgage Credit Availability Increases in April
Mortgage credit availability increased in April according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which analyzes data from Ellie Mae's AllRegs® Market Clarity® business information tool
Mortgage Applications Decrease 4.6 Percent in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 4.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 4 percent compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index decreased 8 percent from the previous week to the lowest level since January 2015. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 1 percent from one week earlier to its highest level since June 2013.
Mortgage Delinquencies and Foreclosures Fall in First Quarter
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.54 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the first quarter of 2015. This was the lowest level since the second quarter of 2007. The delinquency rate decreased 14 basis points from the previous quarter, and 57 basis points from one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) National Delinquency Survey.
SWBC Mortgage Takes Action to Help Families with Critically Ill or Injured Children
Today, SWBC Mortgage Corporation, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, made a sizeable donation to the MBA Opens Doors Foundation in Washington, DC. Opens Doors is a non-profit organization run by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and dedicated to providing assistance to families with a critically ill or injured child by making their mortgage or rent payment.
Q1 Commercial & Multifamily Mortgage Originations Up 49 Percent Year-Over-Year
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, first quarter 2015 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 49 percent higher than during the same period last year. Following the usual seasonal pattern, first quarter 2015 originations saw a 26 percent decrease from the fourth quarter of 2014. The survey results were announced at MBA's Commercial / Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference, being held May 3rd through 6th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass.
MBA Welcomes 11 New Members
Today, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that in March it welcomed 11 new regular members to its ranks, which currently numbers more than 2,200 member companies
MBA Chairman Bill Cosgrove Commends Introduction of SAFE Transitional Licensing Act
Bill Cosgrove, CMB President & CEO Union Home Mortgage Corp. and Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of bipartisan legislation amending the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act, by Representatives Steve Stivers (R-OH), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Luke Messer (R-IN), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Mortgage Applications Decrease 2.3 Percent in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 2.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 24, 2015.