December 2025

Homes Ahead Of MBA Mortgage Applications Figures

Mortgage applications decline for second consecutive week

Homes in Centreville, Maryland.Nathan Howard/Bloomberg Home loan applications fell in consecutive weeks for the first time in two months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Processing Content The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, dropped 5% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from one week prior for the period ending Dec. 19. […]

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Fannie Mae ups mortgage originations outlook

Fannie Mae revised its 2026 mortgage expectations marginally upward, with borrower interest in refinances, in particular, more likely to provide opportunities following the more muted activity of the past few years. Processing Content In its December housing outlook, the government-sponsored enterprise increased its forecasted volume for total originations next year to $2.37 trillion after a

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Jonathan Gould OCC

OCC proposing interest on escrow preemption moves

Jonathan Gould, who is now comptroller of the currency, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing. Photographer:Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is looking for feedback on two proposals asserting preemption in interest on escrow accounts used in real estate lending. Processing Content One proposal from

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