The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $53.4 billion (1.1%) during the third quarter of 2025, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Total commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose to $4.93...
The Trump administration is dropping its efforts to push for 50-year mortgages as a strategy to encourage affordable homeownership. In November, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte encouraged President Trump to float the idea for the 50-year mortgage....
President Trump announced he is directing his “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds as a strategy for driving down mortgage rates. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump blamed former President Biden for ignoring the housing market and...
Mortgage rates started 2026 on with a mild uptick, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate averaged 6.16% as of Jan. 8, up slightly from last week when it averaged 6.15%. A year ago at this time, it...
Mortgage credit availability ended 2025 on a down note, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI dropped by 2.6% to 104.7 in December; the index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The...
MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), has launched its Mortgage Banking Bound (MBB) program at Louisiana State University (LSU). The program offers a three-credit undergraduate course on residential mortgage...
Existing Home Sales Inch Up by 0.2%
