Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)

Amid a lingering government shutdown and weakening labor market, the Federal Reserve has reduced interest rates by 0.25 percentage points at the conclusion of its October Federal Open Market Committee meeting

From a lack of government participants, to AI adoption, to the latest in credit scoring, Lew Sichelman recaps some of the major takeaways from this week’s Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention in Vegas

MBA economists forecast that macro-economic headwinds, such as higher unemployment and rising inflation, will impact the pace of originations in 2026

A panel of experts discuss how rising home prices, a growing investor and gig economy base, and changing GSE dynamics are driving demand for expanded product offerings like second lien and Non-QM loans

During a panel discussion at the MBA Annual Conference, a slate of experts focused on trends in credit scoring, and how recent pricing changes are impacting the mortgage space

Recent data from the MBA finds that new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 680,000 units in September 2025