Homebot Mortgage Bankers Association

2026 State of the Mortgage Report

The headlines said stall. The data said go. MBA origination data for all 50 states, paired with live signal from 10M+ homeowners, and the playbook to act on it this quarter.

Mortgage origination data by state, with equity and delinquency benchmarks
A refinance heat map showing where engagement runs hottest
An activation playbook you can run this quarter
Ungated report Cover of the 2026 State of the Mortgage Report from Homebot and the Mortgage Bankers Association

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What the data shows

2026 State of the Mortgage Report: rates climbed and volume held

The 30-year fixed hit its highest level since August 2025.
Volume held anyway.

Origination market$1.6TNational volume across the MBA state profiles
MBA refi index+51%Refinances were 40% of Q1 volume, about $219B
30-year fixed6.63%Current 2026 mid-year national average interest rate
Homebot client actions1.74MAcross 10M+ homeowners in May alone

Sources: MBA State Mortgage Market Profiles and Homebot platform data. Industry figures are attributed to their original publishers.

What's inside

From state-level data to this quarter's call list

MBA state profiles show where the market is. Homebot signal shows which clients are moving now. The report closes with the exact lists and conversations to run.

A $1.6 trillion origination market, the three states carrying a third of it, and a refi index running 51% above last year.

Median payments state by state, the $2,363 spread between the highest and lowest states, and where refi engagement runs hottest.

Home values splitting state by state, the most active spring market in four years, and the FHA concentration behind delinquency risk.

What 10M+ homeowners did inside Homebot in May, and the exact lists and conversations to run this quarter.

Report pages: executive summary and the $1.6 trillion national picture
Report pages: median payment by state and the refinance heat map
Report pages: home equity, sellers, and borrower risk sections
Report pages: inside Homebot engagement data and the activation playbook

Why loan officers need this report

Your next loan is already in your database.

Benchmark your state

Every state's originations, payments, and prices sit next to the national line. See whether your market outran the average.

Find refinance intent early

The heat map shows where refi engagement runs hottest. Start the conversation before the rate does.

Act on it this quarter

The playbook turns equity, seller, and risk data into outreach you can run against your database now.

FAQs

Questions about the 2026 State of the Mortgage Report

The report is 14 pages covering twelve sections: national origination volume, affordability and buydowns, home equity data by state, inventory and seller intent, borrower risk and delinquency, a refinance heat map, Homebot first-party engagement data, and an activation playbook. It profiles all 50 states.

Yes. The 2026 State of the Mortgage Report is a free, ungated download with no paywall. Click any free report button and the full 14-page PDF opens immediately.

Industry figures come from the Mortgage Bankers Association State Mortgage Market Profiles and are attributed to their original publishers. First-party engagement figures come from Homebot platform data covering more than 10 million homeowners.

Loan officers use it to benchmark their state against national origination and delinquency trends, to see where refinance intent is concentrated before the rate conversation starts, and to prioritize outreach using the activation playbook in section ten.

Yes. The equity and seller intent sections make it useful for real estate agents, and the state profiles cover the same markets agents and loan officers share.

No. The 2026 State of the Mortgage Report is available to anyone in the mortgage and real estate industry. Homebot customers additionally see this data applied to their own database inside the platform.

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