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We Said Competition Would Lower Mortgage Costs. Now Let’s Prove It.

We Said Competition Would Lower Mortgage Costs. Now Let’s Prove It.

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, WRE News Exclusive

For years, the mortgage industry has complained about the rising cost of pulling credit. Those complaints weren’t imaginary. The Mortgage Bankers Association told Congress earlier this year that its members had experienced four consecutive years of significant...
Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A trio of financial services industry trade groups – the Mortgage Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions and the Independent Community Bankers of America – are lobbying the Trump administration to consider three actions that they claim could lower borrowing...

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