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The Latest Breaking News from the Mortgage Bankers Association

The Mortgage Market Is Sending Two Opposite Signals—Here’s What Buyers Should Know

Mortgage lending is picking up, yet getting a mortgage has not necessarily become easier. That contradiction sits at the center of the housing market right now.

The Free Financial Advisor · Sep 30

Homeowners Are Falling Behind on Mortgages in Some Parts of America—Is Your Area One of Them?

Most homeowners aren’t suddenly missing their mortgage payments, but beneath the relatively calm national numbers, financial stress is becoming much easier to spot in certain...

Saving Advice · Sep 28

Mortgage Rates Are Near 7% Again — Here’s What That Does to a $400,000 Home Payment

For Americans hoping to buy a home this fall, the math just became uncomfortable again. Mortgage rates near 7% can turn a seemingly manageable $400,000 purchase into a substantially larger monthly obligation than buyers might expect. Freddie Mac reported that the average 30-year fixed mortgage reached 6.95% for the week…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Sep 19

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7 Signs Mortgage Trouble Is Growing in Your Local Housing Market

A housing market can look perfectly normal from the sidewalk while trouble quietly builds underneath it. A few homes sitting longer, some sellers trimming their asking prices, and a handful of foreclosure notices do not automatically spell disaster, but several of those signals appearing together deserve attention.

Everybody Loves Your Money · Sep 5

MBA Forecasts Mortgage Rates of 6.5% in Q3 and Q4 2026—Why Refinancing May Still Make Sense

Mortgage rates are not drifting quietly into 2026. They are heading into the year with a very specific signal attached, and it has homeowners paying close attention. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects rates to settle around 6.5% in both Q3 and Q4 of 2026, according to projections highlighted by Forbes…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Jul 4

Mortgage Demand Barely Budges As Homebuyers Turn Away From Riskier Adjustable-Rate Loans Amid Affordability Crunch

U.S. mortgage demand was largely unchanged last week as borrowers pulled back from adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, while elevated housing costs continued to weigh on buying activity, according to weekly data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Benzinga · Jul 1

Experts Predict Where the Housing Market Is Headed in 2026

Experts share housing market predictions for 2026, including where home prices, mortgage rates and inventory trends may be headed.

GOBankingRates · Dec 13, 2025

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Demand For Mortgage Refinance Hits Two-Month High As Rates Drop

The Mortgage Bankers Association compared the demand for refinancing between the previous week and last week, showing an increase of 15% in the latter.

International Business Times · Jul 17, 2024

Your Guide to the Housing Market in 2024

The challenging housing market conditions that dominated 2023 are easing, but buyers and sellers must take action to stay ahead.

Kiplinger · Mar 12, 2024

Mortgage rates could drop below 5%, if inflation keeps falling as fast as it has been, Mortgage News Daily exec says

“The rate momentum is as good as the trajectory of economic data,” said Mortgage News Daily’s chief operating officer, Matthew Graham.

Fortune · Dec 15, 2023

Mortgage lenders are bleeding money. Here's why

Lenders reported a net loss of $534 per mortgage origination in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Fortune · Aug 30, 2023

Latest mortgage news: Rates keep climbing

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again in early May, and mortgage rates have responded by climbing. The average interest rate on 30-year mortgages rose to 6.66% this week, up from 6.58% last week, according to Bankrate’s national survey of large lenders.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Bank failures likely to ‘exacerbate the existing liquidity crunch’ within the commercial real estate market

Experts in the commercial real estate space didn't mince words when speaking with Fortune: Buckle up, they say, for more CRE defaults.

Fortune · Apr 3, 2023

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