Marina Walsh

MBA forecasts $2.2T mortgage origination in 2026

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced Sunday that it expects total single-family mortgage origination volume to increase to $2.2 trillion in 2026, up from $2.0 trillion expected in 2025. Speaking at its 2025 Annual Convention and Expo, Mike Fratantoni, chief economist and senior vice president for research and business development; Joel Kan, vice president, deputy chief […]

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IMBs swing back to profitability in Q2 with $950 per-loan gain

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) delivered a pretax net production profit of $950 per loan in the second quarter of 2025, rebounding from a $28 loss in the prior quarter. The improvement was fueled by seasonality, cost reductions and higher average loan balances. The data, released on Tuesday, comes from the Mortgage Bankers Association report covering

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Home equity debt rose 10% in 2024, making it a ‘product of choice’

Total originations of open-ended home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and closed-end home equity loans increased in 2024 by 7.2% from the previous year, when comparing originators that reported in both years. That’s according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s 2025 Home Equity Lending Study. The study, conducted in the spring of 2025 and using

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