The American Bankers Association’s Economic Advisory Committee expects the U.S. economy to continue expanding through the remainder of 2026 and into 2027. The committee’s latest forecast also expects inflation to remain above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target due in part to geopolitical events, including trade policy and the ongoing military action in the Middle East.
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), released its March 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report. According to the analysis, total mortgage originations reached an estimated 1.44 million in the fourth quarter — the largest quarterly tally since Q3 2022 — as a surge in refinance activity drove lending to its highest level in three and a half years and servicer retention climbed to an eight-year high.
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As signs of renewed mortgage market activity emerge, STRATMOR Group cautions lenders against assuming that improving volume will solve their structural challenges.
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While credit conditions are expected to continue softening over the next six months as the labor market faces challenges, they will hold relatively steady according to the American Bankers Association’s latest Credit Conditions Index.
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MISMO has announced that the new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Documents Data Mapping for VA Form 26-1820 has reached “Candidate Recommendation” status. This milestone recognizes that the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a broad range of industry participants and is available for implementation across the mortgage industry.
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The Florida Agency Network (FAN), Florida’s largest independent provider of title and settlement services, has launched OL Title, a new title and settlement services company formed in affiliation with Older Lundy Law. The collaboration combines the resources of a law firm widely recognized for its expertise with complex real estate and commercial transactions with FAN’s statewide network resources and technology to serve the commercial real estate and high-end residential markets across Florida.
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Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, continues its strategic expansion in the Pacific Northwest with the addition of Branch Managers Dan O’Neill (NMLS #1553401) and Scott Unger (NMLS #442392) who are licensed in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
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Mortgage applications increased 11.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 27, 2026.
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MISMO announced publication of a new dataset for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application. This standard has reached ‘Candidate Recommendation’ status, indicating the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a wide range of organizations and industry participants and is available for use across the industry.
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OptifiNow, a CRM platform purpose-built for wholesale mortgage lenders, announced that TPO GO, a national wholesale residential mortgage lender, has selected OptifiNow as its CRM to support sales, marketing, and account executive operations.
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