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...
Mortgage application activity ended 2025 and began 2026 on the downturn, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the two-week period ending Jan. 2. The data includes adjustments for the year-end holidays. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced the appointment of Alexandra Brinton as vice president and chief financial officer. In her new job, Brinton will oversee MBA’s managerial accounting and financial operations, including financial reporting, budgeting,...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHFA) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 report on the state of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), a $1.6 trillion single-family mortgage portfolio. According to the report, the MMI Fund’s Capital Ratio as of Sept. 30 was...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
