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MISMO Enhances SMART Doc® Implementation Guide to Support Secure, Digital Mortgage Processes

July 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 16, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the release of an updated version of the SMART Doc® 1.02 Implementation Guide, a comprehensive resource that provides business, operational, and technical guidance for implementing electronic mortgage documents, including eNotes, throughout the mortgage lifecycle.

MISMO Publishes White Paper, Roadmap for Scaling Digital Mortgage Adoption Through eClosing

July 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 9, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the release of its new white paper, “From Paper to Performance: How eNotes and eClosing Streamline Liquidity.” The paper provides guidance for originators, warehouse lenders, investors, and technology providers to implement digital mortgage solutions.

MISMO Updates Mortgage Insurance Guidance to Utilize New Credit Models

July 7, 2026

MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced the release of updated guidance for its Mortgage Insurance Implementation Guide. The guide provides a standardized framework for the data requirements needed to facilitate the electronic exchange of information between lenders and mortgage insurers for key processes, including MI rate quotes, MI commitments, contract underwriting, document delivery, and querying for MI order responses.

MISMO Publishes Document Mappings for Key VA Eligibility Documents

June 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced the release of standardized data mappings for the VA Request for Certificate of Eligibility (VA Form 26-1880) and the Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility – Unmarried Surviving Spouses (VA Form 26-1817).

MISMO Releases Updated Business Glossary to Align with New Credit Scores, UAD 3.6, and More

June 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2026) – MISMO® today announced the release of an updated MISMO Business Glossary, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a shared, industry-wide understanding of mortgage and real estate finance terminology.

MISMO Releases FRAME: Framework for AI Governance in Mortgage Lending

June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 11, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced the launch of the MISMO Framework for Responsible AI in the Mortgage Ecosystem (FRAME), an AI governance toolkit designed to help mortgage companies of all sizes establish policies, procedures, controls, and oversight for the responsible use of artificial intelligence. FRAME is now available to MISMO member companies through MISMO Connect.

MISMO Updates Valuations Procurement Dataset to Support UAD 3.6 and Modernize Appraisal Ordering

June 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9th, 2026) – WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced an update to the Property and Valuation Services (PaVS) Procurement Dataset Specification, providing industry participants with a modernized, data‑driven approach for ordering valuation services.

MISMO Updates Reference Model with Enhancements for Servicing, Property Data, and VA Workflows

June 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced the release of Version 3.6.3 of the MISMO Reference Model, an update that delivers targeted enhancements supporting recent initiatives.

MISMO Introduces Wrapper Files to Enable Consistent Loan Boarding

May 28, 2026

MISMO White Paper Explores How Fee Standardization Reduces Cost and Complexity in Mortgage Lending

May 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced the release of Fee Standardization in the Mortgage Industry, a white paper designed to showcase how MISMO’s Consumer Facing Charge and Fee Guide improves consistency, transparency, and efficiency when mortgage fees are transmitted across the loan lifecycle.

MISMO Releases BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit to Accelerate Standards Based Process and Decision Modeling

May 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5th, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the release of the MISMO BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit, a new resource that helps organizations model mortgage processes, decisions, and data using industry‑standard BPM+ methods aligned with MISMO standards.

MISMO Releases Updated Life of Loan Model, Providing an Educational Tool for the Mortgage Lifecycle

May 4, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that the MISMO Life of Loan Model has reached Candidate Recommendation status. This milestone recognizes that the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a broad range of industry participants and is available for implementation across the mortgage industry.

MISMO Partners with California MBA to Lead Key Workshops at 2026 Mortgage Innovators Conference

April 28, 2026

MISMO Common Confidence Score Reaches Recommendation Status Following Implementation by Leading AVM Providers

April 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 21, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that the Common Confidence Score has reached recommendation status, the final step for a MISMO standard, reflecting implementation by key stakeholders across the industry.

MISMO Housing Counseling Dataset Advances Standardization to Improve Borrower Outcomes and Industry Insights

March 26, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 26, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that the new Housing Counseling Dataset has reached “Candidate Recommendation” status. This milestone recognizes that the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a broad range of industry participants and is available for implementation across the mortgage industry.

MISMO Publishes Data Mapping for VA Documents

March 24, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 5. 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that the new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Documents Data Mapping for VA Form 26-1820 has reached “Candidate Recommendation” status. This milestone recognizes that the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a broad range of industry participants and is available for implementation across the mortgage industry.

MISMO Advances Title and Closing Modernization with Publication of Two New ALTA Dataset Standards

March 24, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 24, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the publication of two new standards in Candidate Recommendation status: the ALTA Title Policy Dataset and the ALTA Settlement Statement Dataset.

MISMO Publishes HUD Addendum Dataset for the Uniform Residential Loan Application

March 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3. 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced publication of a new dataset for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application. This standard has reached ‘Candidate Recommendation’ status, indicating the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a wide range of organizations and industry participants and is available for use across the industry.

MISMO Publishes SMART Doc V3 Power of Attorney Specification

January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the publication of the SMART Doc V3 Power of Attorney Specification.

MISMO Announces 2026 Board of Directors

January 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 6, 2026) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced its 2026 Board of Directors, reflecting a strong roster of mortgage industry leaders aligned to address critical issues and trends facing the mortgage industry, including artificial intelligence, digitization, and regulatory complexity.