Mortgage Bankers Association's Composite Index decreased 2.7% to 240.6 during the week ended September 4, compared to +0.8% ...

Mortgage Bankers Association's Composite Index increased by 0.8% to 247.3 during the week ended August 28, compared to -1.0% ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 7, 2025, U.S. mortgage applications saw an 11.2% increase compared to the previous ...

The mortgage industry's national trade group is suing New Jersey to block a new anti-discrimination rule it says would force ...

Lower mortgage rates prompted mortgage applications to increase 9.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the ...

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $766,550 or less decreased to 6.15% from 6.29% Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 24% ...

Applications to refinance a home loan surged 20% last week compared with the previous week. This as the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ...

Since the new administration took over in January, government agencies have systemically rolled back federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with the Trump administration framing the ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 25, 2024, U.S. mortgage applications decreased 0.1 percent from one week earlier. The ...

The MBA emphasized the importance of maintaining at least two GSEs to ensure a competitive and resilient housing finance system. A merger could potentially create a government-conferred monopoly, ...

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Housing affordability has become a top priority in Washington. Policymakers across administrations now recognize that homeownership is slipping further out of reach for first-time buyers, younger ...