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The Washington Times: Mortgage Bankers Association’s tri-merge credit reporting reform pushes risky overhaul

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 21, 2026
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Proposal strips critical safeguards and shifts long-term costs on to American borrowers.

Tags Consumer Credit Data Integrity, Credit Score Accuracy, Housing Affordability Crisis, Housing Market Policy, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), Mortgage Credit Reporting, Mortgage Underwriting Risk, Single-File Credit Reporting, Tri-Merge Credit Reports, U.S. Housing Market Trends

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Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 6, 2026
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Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse.

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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Reply Is the Real Joke

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 25, 2025
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Mortgage Bankers Association

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s slow, self-serving defense of the 30-year mortgage proves that lifetime debt, not homeownership, is the product they’re really selling.