MBA
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry that employs more than 280,000 people in virtually every community in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation’s residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand homeownership and extend access to affordable housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices and fosters professional excellence among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programs and a variety of publications. Its membership of over 2,400 companies includes all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, Wall Street conduits, life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending field.
Contact:
Mortgage Bankers Association
1331 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 557-2700
MBA Welcomes 16 New Members
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that in May and June of 2016 it welcomed 16 new regular members to its ranks, which currently numbers more than 2,200 member companies.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 11.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 22, 2016.
Stevens Statement on Updates to “Know Before You Owe” Rule
Statement from MBA President & CEO David H. Stevens on the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau's (CFPB) proposed updates to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure "Know Before You Owe"
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 15.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janu...
MBA Chairman Debra Still Comments on Qualified Mortgage/Ability to Repay Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --Debra W. Still, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement on the final Qualified Mortgage/Ability to Repay rule released today by the Consumer Financ...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 09, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 11.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janu...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Final Two Weeks of the Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 03, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Application Survey for the two weeks ending December 21, 2012 and December 28, 2012.
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS IN NOVEMBER BUT RISES FROM YEAR-AGO LEVEL; ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS PREDICT MORE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending dipped from October to November, but resolution of the uncertainty regarding federal taxes for 2013 should unleash more private construction investment, according to an ana...
MBA Convenes Task Force on the Future of the GSEs in the Single Family...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Debra W. Still, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that the Association has assembled a task force of MBA members to revisit MBA’s groundbreaking 2009 pro...
Refinance Applications Fall to Lowest Level in Over a Month in Latest MBA Weekly...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 12.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dec...
MBA: Third Quarter Independent Mortgage Banker Profits Increase
WASHINGTON, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $2,465 on each loan they originated in the third quarter of 2012, up from $2,152 per loan in the ...
Mortgage Rates Drop to New Lows in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dece...
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Increases for Fourth Straight Quarter
WASHINGTON, DC - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $6.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in the third quarter of 2012, as three of the four major investor groups increased their h...
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Increases for Fourth Straight Quarter
WASHINGTON, DC - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $6.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, in the third quarter of 2012, as three of the four major investor groups increased their h...
Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Down in Third Quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delinquency rates decreased for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 4.5 percent from one week earlier , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nove...
MBA White Paper Examines Future Role of the GSEs in Multifamily Housing Finance
Washington, DC - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a white paper today that underscores the importance of multifamily rental housing and examines the role of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fan...
MBA’s Stevens Asks Congress to Reconsider Increasing Fannie/Freddie Guarantee Fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement today regarding H.R. 6429, a bill that would increase costs for future homebuyers b...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 0.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nove...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 2.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nove...
MBA Chairman Debra Still Reacts to FHA Actuarial Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Debra W. Still, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement today reacting to the release of the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) actuarial r...
Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Decreased
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.40 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the third quarte...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 12.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov...
Third Quarter Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Down 7 Percent from Q3 2011
Washington, DC - November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes during the third quarter of 2012 were seven percent lower than during the third quarter 2011, 17 percent lower than during the second quart...
Statement of David Stevens on Basel III Announcement
Washington, DC - November 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President & CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement by federal financial regulators that they do no...
Remarks of David Stevens at MBA’s 2012 Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference
Dallas, TX - November 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President & CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today delivered remarks at the association’s inaugural Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference
MBA Statement on Re-Election of President Obama
Washington, DC - November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released the following statement reacting to the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Storm Leads to Decrease in Mortgage Applications
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 5.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Novem...
MBA Makes Donation to Sandy Relief Effort, Encourages its Members to Contribute
Washington, DC - November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today it has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to provide $40,000 to help those residents of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States who hav...
Refinance Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 4.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Octob...
