WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 1.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 3, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 27, 2012.

Washington, DC – July 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Commercial/multifamily mortgage origination volumes during the second quarter of 2012 were up 25 percent from second quarter 2011 levels, and up 39 percent from the first quarter of 2012, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 0.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 20, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 16.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 13, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 11, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Debra Still, CMB, Chairman-Elect of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit at a hearing title “The Impact of Dodd-Frank’s Home Mortgage Reforms: Consumer and Market Perspectives.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 11, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 2.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 6, 2012. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Fourth of July holiday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — On Tuesday July 10, 2012, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) submitted a comment letter to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) in response to the reopening of the comment period for the proposed rule to implement the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage (QM) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The letter outlines MBA’s views and recommendations as the CFPB undertakes further refinements.

WASHINGTON, DC – July 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $1,654 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2012, up from $1,093 per loan in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.

Washington, DC – July 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Mortgage Bankers Association is pleased to announce that David H. Stevens has agreed to stay on as President and CEO. Recently, Stevens indicated he planned to leave the association in order to accept a position at SunTrust Mortgage, a long-standing active MBA member.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) –Mortgage applications decreased 7.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 22, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 20, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 15, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — On Wednesday, June 13, 2011, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) sent the attached letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in response to the FHFA’s draft Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017. The letter outlines MBA’s views and recommendations as the FHFA undertakes further refinements and continues its implementation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 14, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 18.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 8, 2012. Last week’s results included an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday

Washington, DC – June 12, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $8.1 billion, or 0.3 percent, in the first quarter of 2012, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 7, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Rodrigo Lopez, CMB, President and CEO of AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, today testified on behalf of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity at a hearing titled, “Oversight of Federal Housing Administration’s Multifamily Insurance Programs.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 1, 2012. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — On Tuesday, June 6, 2012 MBA sent a letter to FHA Commissioner Carol Galante asking FHA to lift the moratorium on allowing investors to participate in FHA’s Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Loan Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 5, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquency rates dropped for banks and rose for commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) during the first quarter of 2012. Delinquency rates also declined for life insurance companies and Fannie Mae during the first quarter, and increased by 0.01 percentage points for Freddie Mac, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 30, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 25, 2012. This week’s results do not include an adjustment for early closings on Friday before the Memorial Day holiday.