A group of major mortgage, banking, insurance, and real estate groups is urging Congress to pass a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program to prevent disruptive coverage lapses and restore stability to the housing market
The Federal Reserve delivered its third rate cut of 2025 by lowering the federal funds rate another 0.25 points, sparking mixed views within the FOMC
A closer look at the first-time homebuyer market, a segment that plays a crucial role in today’s housing market, making it essential for analysts and policymakers to understand their profiles, preferences, and affordability challenges
Industry vet to take charge of specialized leadership development curriculum designed for emerging executives
The bipartisan Housing Affordability Act would let the FHA use a construction-cost index instead of CPI to set loan limits
The Mortgage Bankers Association has urged the FHA and Ginnie Mae to modernize and overhaul the HECM and HMBS programs to expand senior access, cut costs, and restore market liquidity
After several years of choppy performance, independent mortgage banks returned to the black in the third quarter, posting a gain of more than $250 per loan, even as per-loan production costs edged higher
MISMO has released a new standardized servicing dataset — developed with the VA — that aims to modernize and streamline how federal housing agencies and servicers share data
A retrospective of the organization that provides the common language for exchanging data and information across the mortgage finance industry that have been accepted and deployed by every type of entity involved in creating mortgages
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