Refinancing helped fuel an increase in mortgage application activity for the week ending May 17, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.9% on a...
Bob Broeksmit is president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This article is adapted and edited from a May 15 speech delivered at the Exchequer Club’s May 2024 meeting. My topic is familiar to many of you. It’s the administrative state—the...
A total number of 110,000 homeowners were in forbearance plans during April, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The total number of loans in forbearance remained unchanged at 0.22% from one month earlier. Last month, the share of Fannie Mae...
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit criticized the Biden administration for working against the best interests of housing market professionals, observing that “it sometimes feels like it is attacking you directly and injuring the...
Mortgage applications activity recorded a very mild upswing last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s of mortgage loan application volume, increased by 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...