Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage rates held steady in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee not increasing short-term rates at its meeting Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac.

From housing finance reform to the latest economic projections, here's a look at the biggest stories and best insights from this week's Mortgage Bankers Association National Secondary Market Conference in New York.

Mortgage application volume decreased 0.1% from one week earlier as refinance activity resumed its decline, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to pursue opportunities for the government-sponsored enterprises to provide liquidity to the single-family rental market, despite opposition from mortgage and real estate industry groups.

Mortgage Bankers Association President David Stevens is confident that housing finance reform will move forward under the Trump administration, but criticized calls to simply let the government-sponsored enterprises recapitalize and be returned to shareholders without additional reforms.

The Trump administration's initial tax plan may be short on details, but a bipartisan bill offers some very specific relief for the commercial real estate industry.

Mortgage application volume increased 2.7% for the week of April 21 as more consumers applied for refinance loans.

Mortgage application volume decreased 1.8% from the previous week driven by lower purchase activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Lawmakers from both political parties are increasingly interested in forcing lenders that offer loans to upgrade home heating and cooling systems to issue better disclosures, a prospect that has some in the industry nervous.

New home purchase loan application activity reached its highest point in March as builders looked to fill the growing demand for housing.