Stubbornly high rates have hindered mortgage demand, but at least it’s better than it was a…
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Lawmakers, MBA call out FICO for potential price hikes
A coalition of 34 Democratic senators and representatives submitted a letter this week to President Joe…
MBA’s Broeksmit says ‘harassment, deception and distrust from trigger leads’ must end
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is prioritizing its legislative work on a bill that would ban…
IMB Summit: Bob Broeksmit mulls election impacts on mortgage rates, regulations
Whichever candidate — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump — wins the 2024 presidential election will not…
Housing groups praise inclusion of trigger lead bill in defense spending package
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2024, a U.S. Senate bill introduced this past December that…
MBA head Bob Broeksmit talks IMB victories ahead of the 2024 election
In a new episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast, host Sarah Wheeler chats with Bob Broeksmit,…
‘Common sense has prevailed’ as Basel Endgame proposal will be revised
Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve‘s vice chair for supervision, on Tuesday spoke at the Brookings Institution…
Investors bought one in six homes sold in Q2 2024: Redfin
Although the U.S. housing market may have slowed during the second quarter of the year, investors…
MBA sees risk in new Florida law that gives first-lien priority to PACE loans
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this week detailed its reasons for opposing a bill in the…
Mortgage applications dropped as rates moved higher last week: MBA
Mortgage applications declined by 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ending June 28,…