MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, is seeking public comment on the new Version 3.6.1 MISMO Reference Model, which includes new data points, containers, and enumerations to support regulatory requirements and other mortgage industry business content. The 60-day public comment period will run through April 20, 2025.
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Title Clearing & Escrow, LLC (TC&E), a provider of title services for the real estate industry, announced the appointment of Julieann Thornsberry as business development manager. In her new role, Thornsberry will spearhead TC&E’s client acquisition and retention strategies, enhance service delivery, and fortify the company’s industry partnerships to drive business growth and operational excellence.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 7 basis points from 0.47% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.40% as of January 31, 2025. According to MBA’s estimate, 200,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that National Van Lines has joined the association’s Member Advantage Program. MBA members can earn commissions on booked and completed long-distance moving referrals through the NationalExpress Move (NEX) affiliate program.
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Mortgage applications increased 2.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 7, 2025.
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The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) laying out suggested reforms to streamline CFPB regulation of smaller independent mortgage banks (IMBs).
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ATTOM released its January 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,816 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions – up 8 percent from the prior month but down 7 percent from a year ago.
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MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced its Board of Directors for 2025.
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Mortgage credit availability increased in January according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
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Planet Home Lending, a leading national mortgage lender, servicer, and asset manager, has tapped Jason Mac Gloan, CMB as Senior Vice President, Correspondent Sales. With more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry, including leadership roles at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Freedom Mortgage, Mac Gloan brings a broad perspective and a proven record of driving growth within the mortgage industry.
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