After producing $26.3 billion in new commercial and multifamily mortgage debt in the first quarter of 2026, the industry’s total amount of mortgage debt outstanding rose to $5.02 trillion, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Processing Content The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in […]

Key insight: Hill’s proposal — which he said is still in early, cross-agency discussions — wouldn’t replace high-quality liquid-asset requirements but would treat discount window borrowing capacity as an incentive for banks to maintain “readiness to borrow.” Expert quote: “If that’s the world we’re talking about, it’s very possible that the central bank is really going