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Awards and Honors, Business

Mortgage Bankers Association names iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli an inaugural mPower Visionary Award finalist

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that CEO Laird Nossuli has been named a finalist for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) inaugural mPower Visionary Awards. Nossuli was honored October 10 in Chicago at mPowering You, the MBA Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, following a selection process that drew nearly 100 nominees from across the mortgage industry.

Business, Reports and Studies

Analysis: iEmergent’s 2025 U.S. mortgage forecasts closely track HMDA actuals

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today released a new analysis validating its 2025 forecasts against actual Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The analysis, which uses final 2025 HMDA data released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on June 23, 2026, spans every geographic level from national down to individual census tracts.

Business, CONVERGENCE Knowledge Hub

iEmergent supports launch of CONVERGENCE Knowledge Hub with Market Profile Dashboard

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced its support of the newly launched CONVERGENCE® Knowledge Hub, a centralized resource designed to help lenders, nonprofit organizations, housing counselors, real estate professionals and community leaders expand access to sustainable homeownership.

Business, Reports and Studies

iEmergent releases 2025 HMDA insights: volume rebounds, but the mortgage market grows more concentrated

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, has released its analysis of 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data in Mortgage MarketSmart. Presented by iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli, the findings point to a market that is regaining momentum after a prolonged downturn.

Business, Webinars

iEmergent introduces free webinar series to help lenders turn market data into mortgage growth

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced a new webinar series, “From Gaps to Growth: A Data-Driven Roadmap to Increase Production.” The free, multi-episode series will help mortgage lenders navigate an increasingly complex mortgage environment and translate market intelligence into practical strategies for sustainable origination growth.

Awards and Honors, Business

iEmergent earns third HousingWire Tech100 recognition for mortgage forecasting and market intelligence

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, has been named to HousingWire’s 2026 Tech100 Mortgage list, marking the third time the company has earned the industry’s top technology distinction. iEmergent was selected for its continued expansion of data-driven tools that help lenders identify where mortgage demand is emerging and how to act on it.

Business, Reports and Studies

iEmergent’s latest U.S. mortgage forecast validation confirms industry-leading accuracy

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, released a new analysis validating that its U.S. purchase mortgage origination forecasts continue to lead the industry in accuracy, outperforming other publicly available forecasts such as those published by Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) over the last six years.

Business

iEmergent puts HMDA benchmarking, market analysis and broker insights at lenders’ fingertips with newest set of market intelligence dashboards

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced three new market intelligence dashboards that give mortgage lenders immediate, data-driven visibility into competitive benchmarking, market trends and broker performance.

Business, Mortgage Origination Forecast, Reports and Studies

U.S. mortgage loan originations to climb nearly 10% in 2026, iEmergent forecasts

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced the availability of its 2025-2027 U.S. Mortgage Origination Forecast. The firm projects total originations will climb to $2.27 trillion in 2026, a 13% increase over 2025, as slowing economic growth and easing interest rates fuel a rebound in refinance activity alongside modest purchase gains.

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