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MBA welcomes Alexandra Brinton as chief financial officer

MBA welcomes Alexandra Brinton as chief financial officer

Career advancement, Career moves, Industry News, Mortgage Bankers Association /

The Mortgage Bankers Association is starting 2026 with a major leadership appointment, appointing an experienced accounting executive to chief financial officer.  Processing Content The industry trade group welcomed Alexandra Brinton to the role of vice president, chief financial officer. With a background working for a variety of trade and nonprofit organizations, she will be responsible […]

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Optimal Blue, Onity, Farmer Mac make leadership moves

Optimal Blue, Onity, Farmer Mac make leadership moves

CAREER & COMPENSATION, Career advancement, Career moves, Industry News /

Left to right: Darren Halpern, Tyler Wichmann St. Petersburg, Florida-based lender and servicer Marlin Mortgage announced the promotion of Darren Halpern and Tyler Wichmann, both of whom will add the president title to their names. The two executives will jointly lead strategic initiatives to capitalize on growth, capital formation and the scaling of Marlin’s mortgage-servicing

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Why 2026 could be the year mortgage AI delivers

Industry News, Mortgage technology, Originations, Technology /

While the first few years of the mortgage industry’s relationship with artificial intelligence have been characterized by new gadgets and fear of missing out, 2026’s themes might center on how companies manage to catch up with its game-changing potential. Processing Content If or when they do, the industry should start to see standardization and scalability

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Home-price appreciation slows toward end of year

Home Prices, Housing markets, Industry News, Originations /

National home-price growth is slowing as 2025 comes to an end, while economists anticipate affordability to improve in the new year, multiple reports found. Processing Content The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s index increased 0.4% in October on a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis and 1.7% from a year ago. Prices jumped 1.3% monthly and 1.4% annually on

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Mr. Cooper eliminates more than 100 positions in California

Industry News, Layoffs, M&A, Originations /

Mr. Cooper is laying off more than 100 California employees, the latest reduction in force following its recent acquisition by Rocket.  Processing Content The company, which now operates as a fully owned unit of Rocket Cos., notified state officials of the intent to permanently eliminate 102 positions in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

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The most-read mortgage news stories of 2025

Housing markets, Industry News, Originations, Servicing /

As the mortgage industry bounced back to relative normalcy, the industry’s biggest brands and most notable names piqued the interest of National Mortgage News readers. Falling rates and improved affordability shaped the market this year, but the Trump administration captured readers’ attention. Here are the most-read stories from National Mortgage News over the past year.

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Housing market favoring buyers, but prices still tick up

Housing market favoring buyers, but prices still tick up

Home Prices, Housing markets, Industry News, Originations /

Houses stand in this aerial photograph taken near Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Facebook Inc. is following other tech titans like Microsoft Corp. and Google, pledging to use its deep pockets to ease the affordable housing shortage in West Coast cities. The social media giant said that it would commit $1

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Mortgage applications decline for second consecutive week

Mortgage applications decline for second consecutive week

Industry News, Mortgage applications, Mortgage Rates, Originations /

Homes in Centreville, Maryland.Nathan Howard/Bloomberg Home loan applications fell in consecutive weeks for the first time in two months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Processing Content The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, dropped 5% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from one week prior for the period ending Dec. 19.

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Realpha grows mortgage footprint through Instamortgage

Industry News, M&A, MARKETING TO BORROWERS, Mortgage technology, Originations, Technology /

Digital real estate platform Realpha will acquire Instamortgage, adding the direct lender to its growing home finance network and furthering goals to build a one-stop artificial intelligence-backed homebuying experience.  Processing Content The move by the Dublin, Ohio-based technology firm, which has origins as a home purchase and sales platform, expands the company into lending after

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Delinquencies jump to 4-year high

Foreclosures, Housing markets, Industry News, Servicing /

Mortgage delinquency rates rose sharply last month, hitting a four-year high, but those numbers are still in line with historical trends, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology First Look report. Processing Content The number of mortgages past due rose by 275,000 to 2.3 million from October to November, bumping up the national delinquency rate

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